Fortaleza vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fortaleza	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$824	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1889	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$366	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$522	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.9	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$1302
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	43	54
😀 Quality of life	63	78
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.3M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 46% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6658th and 3858th ($824 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in Brazil and Uruguay, respectively. Check Brazil vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 5446th and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Fortaleza	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.45	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$562	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.53	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.72	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$10657

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$768
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$693
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$547
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$718
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$707
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$716
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$610
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$747
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$667
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$650
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$648
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$697
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$664
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$718
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$640
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$614
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$621
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$617
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$597
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$619
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$592
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$581
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$678
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$641
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$623
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$598
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$636
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$649
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$611
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$705
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$605
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$460
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$684
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$615

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008