Fortaleza vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$4538
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	42	78
😀 Quality of life	56	88
🏙️ Population	2.43M	689K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 70% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 6696th and 790th ($745 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 733rd in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 5747th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Nashville

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	Fortaleza	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$30520

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494