Fortaleza vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$290	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$3414
😷 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 70% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6830th and 998th ($717 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5784th and 22nd 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	$4.25	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$18941

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$664
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$580
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$491
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$599
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$554
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$550
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$523
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$566
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$567
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$570
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$614
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$575
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$584
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$530
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$573
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$553
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$545
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$535
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$533
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$576
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$595
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$557
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$562
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$542
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$495
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$551
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$580
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$544
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$610
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$532
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$413
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$603
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$587

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395