Fortaleza vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fortaleza	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$824	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1889	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$522	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.9	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$4054
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	43	85
😀 Quality of life	63	88
🏙️ Population	2.58M	384K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 63% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6658th and 1402nd ($824 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1171st 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 0.6 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 5446th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Fortaleza	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.45	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$562	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.53	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.72	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$10142

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$768
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$693
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$547
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$718
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$707
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$716
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$610
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$747
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$667
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$650
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$648
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$697
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$664
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$718
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$640
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$614
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$621
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$617
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$597
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$619
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$592
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$581
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$678
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$641
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$623
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$598
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$636
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$649
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$611
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$705
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$605
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$460
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$684
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$615

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940