Fortaleza vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$3103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$7450
🏠 One person rent	$290	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$4080
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$704
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$4410
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	85
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	2.43M	442K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 77% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 6830th and 103rd ($717 vs $3103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 80th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.4 months in Miami. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Miami ranked 18th in the United States, while ranked 5784th and 109th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Miami

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	Fortaleza	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$22.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$88.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$2446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$1765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$4939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$3570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$25328

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Cities near Fortaleza

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

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860