Fortaleza vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$2731
🏠 One person rent	$290	$612
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$1215
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$1262
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	42	96
😀 Quality of life	56	74
🏙️ Population	2.43M	13M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 33% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6830th and 5091st ($717 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5784th and 1280th 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	$4.25	$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$11652

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$664
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$580
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$491
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$599
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$554
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$550
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$523
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$566
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$567
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$570
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$614
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$575
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$584
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$530
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$573
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$553
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$545
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$535
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$533
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$576
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$595
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$557
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$562
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$542
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$495
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$551
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$580
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$544
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$610
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$532
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$413
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$603
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$587

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$736
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$743
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$797
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$583
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$633
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$672
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$566
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$660
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$606
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$590
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$507
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$616
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$515
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$533
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$498
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$623
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$471
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$450
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$461
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$551
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$639
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$480
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$508
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$457
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$419
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$298
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$447
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$415
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$467
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$376
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$514
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$469
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$449
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$451
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$541