Fortaleza vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fortaleza Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1731
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$290
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$467
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
42
90
😀 Quality of life
56
68
🏙️ Population
2.43M
9.21M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 40% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6830th and 4630th ($717 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 6th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5784th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fortaleza Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.42
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.3
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.53%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1359
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$754
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.2
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.23
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.95
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.8
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2197
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Caucaia
$664
112 km or 69 mi Caninde
$580
120 km or 74 mi Itapipoca
$491
125 km or 78 mi Aracati
$599
148 km or 92 mi Russas
$597
148 km or 92 mi Quixada
$595
190 km or 118 mi Sobral
$554
200 km or 124 mi Acarau
$550
209 km or 130 mi Mossoro
$523
273 km or 169 mi Camocim
$561
288 km or 179 mi Crateus
$566
300 km or 186 mi Ico
$567
305 km or 189 mi Iguatu
$570
342 km or 213 mi Caico
$614
366 km or 227 mi Piripiri
$575
372 km or 231 mi Parnaiba
$584
392 km or 243 mi Patos
$530
397 km or 247 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
402 km or 250 mi Crato
$573
434 km or 269 mi Natal
$553
487 km or 303 mi Salgueiro
$545
487 km or 303 mi Campina Grande
$535
495 km or 307 mi Picos
$533
498 km or 309 mi Teresina
$576
501 km or 312 mi Timon
$554
536 km or 333 mi Chapadinha
$595
546 km or 340 mi Arcoverde
$557
550 km or 342 mi Caxias
$562
554 km or 344 mi Joao Pessoa
$669
578 km or 359 mi Goiana
$542
580 km or 360 mi Caruaru
$495
584 km or 363 mi Carpina
$551
600 km or 373 mi Codo
$580
602 km or 374 mi Floriano
$544
617 km or 383 mi Garanhuns
$610
618 km or 384 mi Camaragibe
$532
619 km or 384 mi Paulista
$413
622 km or 387 mi Coroata
$603
623 km or 387 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610
626 km or 389 mi Olinda
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709