Fortaleza vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$328	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1100
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$903
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	42	82
😀 Quality of life	56	69
🏙️ Population	2.43M	15.4M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 4% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6696th and 6818th ($745 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Brazil and India, respectively. Check Brazil vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 5747th and 2865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Mumbai

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	Fortaleza	Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$3007

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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 Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$501
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$381
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$284
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$513
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$333
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$304
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$286
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$771
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$378
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$307
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$292
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$293
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$348
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$376
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$340
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$473
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$397
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$401
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$492
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$382
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$311
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$430
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$371
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$333
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$359
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$250
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$315
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$295
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$389
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$367
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$311
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$294
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$296