Fortaleza vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fortaleza Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$845
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1867
$2102
🏠 One person rent
$353
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$500
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$388
$518
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
75
😀 Quality of life
61
65
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.39M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 4% less expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6710th and 6575th ($812 vs $845) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 16th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Ranked 22nd vs 9th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5803rd vs 5292nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Porto Alegre

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Fortaleza Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$35.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.42
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.45%
10.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1530
$1553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.14
$8.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.13
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2506
$8291

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Caucaia
$760
112 km or 69 mi Caninde
$677
120 km or 74 mi Itapipoca
$546
125 km or 78 mi Aracati
$684
148 km or 92 mi Russas
$674
148 km or 92 mi Quixada
$687
190 km or 118 mi Sobral
$700
200 km or 124 mi Acarau
$823
209 km or 130 mi Mossoro
$577
273 km or 169 mi Camocim
$740
288 km or 179 mi Crateus
$652
300 km or 186 mi Ico
$640
305 km or 189 mi Iguatu
$635
342 km or 213 mi Caico
$676
366 km or 227 mi Piripiri
$640
372 km or 231 mi Parnaiba
$706
392 km or 243 mi Patos
$608
397 km or 247 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$609
402 km or 250 mi Crato
$611
434 km or 269 mi Natal
$600
487 km or 303 mi Salgueiro
$609
487 km or 303 mi Campina Grande
$578
495 km or 307 mi Picos
$605
498 km or 309 mi Teresina
$559
501 km or 312 mi Timon
$543
536 km or 333 mi Chapadinha
$653
546 km or 340 mi Arcoverde
$628
550 km or 342 mi Caxias
$563
554 km or 344 mi Joao Pessoa
$787
578 km or 359 mi Goiana
$601
580 km or 360 mi Caruaru
$579
584 km or 363 mi Carpina
$622
600 km or 373 mi Codo
$615
602 km or 374 mi Floriano
$582
617 km or 383 mi Garanhuns
$687
618 km or 384 mi Camaragibe
$589
619 km or 384 mi Paulista
$452
622 km or 387 mi Coroata
$659
623 km or 387 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$743
626 km or 389 mi Olinda
$595

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$688
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$611
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$717
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$605
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$633
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$659
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$681
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$674
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$594
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$708
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$635
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$561
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$613
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$596
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$592
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$628
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$557
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$711
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$665
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$659
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$509
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$518
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$584
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$672
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$585
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$713
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$673
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$979
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$789
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$740
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$568
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$762
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$733
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$746
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$578
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$832
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$771
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$663
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$713
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$469