Fortaleza vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fortaleza	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1867	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$353	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$500	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$1140
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	43	54
😀 Quality of life	61	77
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.3M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 48% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6710th and 3808th ($812 vs $1572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Brazil and Uruguay, respectively. Check Brazil vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 5803rd and 1165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Montevideo

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	Fortaleza	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.85	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.45%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1530	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.14	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.7	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2506	$10526

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$760
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$677
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$546
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$684
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$674
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$687
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$700
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$823
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$577
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$740
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$652
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$640
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$635
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$676
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$640
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$706
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$608
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$611
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$600
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$609
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$578
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$559
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$543
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$653
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$628
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$563
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$579
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$622
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$615
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$582
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$687
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$589
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$452
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$659
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$595

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1380
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1378
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1237
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1407
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1121
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1671
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$817
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$805
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1238
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$758
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$653
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$747
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$906
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$904
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1207
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$938
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$947
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$901
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1062
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$1017
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1111
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$866
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050