Fortaleza vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$2106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$5002
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1238
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2160
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$95.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$4098
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	42	76
😀 Quality of life	61	90
🏙️ Population	2.43M	486K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 64% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 6833rd and 1714th ($758 vs $2106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1428th 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 1.9 months in Omaha. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Omaha ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 5841st and 232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Fortaleza	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$947
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1742
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$1793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$3.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$9.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$24851

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1995
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1614
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1856
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1712
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1911
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1873
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1883
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1901
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1889
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1857
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1822
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1827
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1757
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1761
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1875
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1827
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1902
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1647
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1912
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1667
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2237
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1749
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2271
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2110
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2311
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1765
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2390
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2261
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2266
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1943