Fortaleza vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$328	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$962
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	42	48
😀 Quality of life	56	75
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.32M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 45% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6696th and 4065th ($745 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Brazil and Uruguay, respectively. Check Brazil vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 5747th and 1043rd 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	$4.44	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$8232

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940