Fortaleza vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fortaleza	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$2666
🏠 One person rent	$353	$542
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$1116
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$1208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	42	96
😀 Quality of life	56	73
🏙️ Population	2.7M	12.5M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 20% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6336th and 5167th ($814 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Brazil and Russia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5829th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Moscow

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	Fortaleza	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.73	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2398	$10868

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$745
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$618
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$521
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$611
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$600
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$619
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$582
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$579
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$567
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$592
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$596
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$593
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$599
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$632
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$609
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$619
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$598
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$576
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$539
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$545
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$595
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$574
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$650
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$585
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$504
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$614
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$623
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$562
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$612
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$636
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$466
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$659

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$658
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$732
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$656
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$587
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$653
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$525
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$629
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$597
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$573
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$526
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$597
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$488
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$496
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$497
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$612
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$488
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$466
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$423
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$437
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$427
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$596
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$455
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$462
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$420
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$299
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$446
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$419
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$472
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$414
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$542
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$406
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$425
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$439
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$517