Fortaleza vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$4436
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	42	78
😀 Quality of life	61	90
🏙️ Population	2.43M	689K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 70% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 6833rd and 832nd ($758 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 741st 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 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 5841st and 218th 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	$5.16	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$30339

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508