Fortaleza vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$3146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	42	99
😀 Quality of life	56	95
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.15M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 67% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6696th and 1222nd ($745 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and France, respectively. Check Brazil vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5747th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Paris

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	Fortaleza	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293