Fortaleza vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1273
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$696
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$80.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$3848
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	42	85
😀 Quality of life	61	89
🏙️ Population	2.43M	384K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 66% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6833rd and 1427th ($758 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1227th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs New Orleans ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 5841st and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs New Orleans

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	Fortaleza	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$2405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$4.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$61.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$1571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$10150

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960