Fortaleza vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$328	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$4255
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	84
😀 Quality of life	61	92
🏙️ Population	2.43M	442K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 76% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 6833rd and 118th ($758 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 88th 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 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Miami ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 5841st and 119th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Fortaleza	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$25246

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101