Fortaleza vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fortaleza	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$824	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1889	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$522	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.9	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$3694
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	99
😀 Quality of life	63	94
🏙️ Population	2.58M	2.1M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 66% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6658th and 964th ($824 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Brazil and France, respectively. Check Brazil vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5446th and 34th 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	$5.23	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.45	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$562	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.53	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.72	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$19577

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$768
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$693
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$547
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$718
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$707
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$716
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$610
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$747
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$667
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$650
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$648
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$697
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$664
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$718
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$640
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$614
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$621
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$617
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$597
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$619
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$592
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$581
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$678
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$641
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$623
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$598
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$636
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$649
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$611
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$705
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$605
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$460
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$684
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$615

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506