Fortaleza vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$3732
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	42	99
😀 Quality of life	61	97
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.15M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 70% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6833rd and 843rd ($758 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Brazil and France, respectively. Check Brazil vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5841st and 18th 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	$5.16	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$15084

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488