Fortaleza vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fortaleza	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1867	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$353	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$500	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$3911
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	43	74
😀 Quality of life	61	89
🏙️ Population	2.58M	486K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 60% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 6710th and 1987th ($812 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1557th 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 0.5 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Omaha ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 5803rd and 243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Omaha

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	Fortaleza	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.85	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.45%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1530	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.14	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.7	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2506	$24676

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$760
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$677
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$546
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$684
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$674
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$687
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$700
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$823
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$577
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$740
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$652
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$640
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$635
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$676
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$640
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$706
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$608
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$611
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$600
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$609
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$578
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$559
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$543
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$653
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$628
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$563
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$579
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$622
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$615
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$582
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$687
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$589
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$452
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$659
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$595

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995