Fortaleza vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$328	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$1444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	42	19
😀 Quality of life	56	75
🏙️ Population	2.43M	630K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 34% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 6696th and 4672nd ($745 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 122nd in Brazil and Italy, respectively. Check Brazil vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 5747th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Palermo

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	Fortaleza	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$9746

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159