Fortaleza vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$3560
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	42	90
😀 Quality of life	56	93
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.51M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 66% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6696th and 1352nd ($745 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 5747th and 54th 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	$4.44	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$14702

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560