Fortaleza vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$3954
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	42	90
😀 Quality of life	61	94
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.51M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 69% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6833rd and 920th ($758 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 5841st and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Munich

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	Fortaleza	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$14492

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730