Fortaleza vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	42	82
😀 Quality of life	56	88
🏙️ Population	2.43M	577K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 64% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6696th and 1702nd ($745 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1506th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 5747th and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Milwaukee

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	Fortaleza	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$24191

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378