Fortaleza vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fortaleza Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1731
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$290
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$467
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
42
35
😀 Quality of life
56
54
🏙️ Population
2.43M
1.43M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 24% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 6830th and 6023rd ($717 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 26th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Puebla ranked 13th in Mexico, while ranked 5784th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Fortaleza Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.42
$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.3
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.53%
11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1359
$741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$754
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.2
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.23
$16.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.95
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.8
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2197
$10619

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$811
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$843
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$734
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1190
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$729
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$504
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$835
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$757
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$723
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$763
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$772
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$704
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$759
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$694
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$589
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$844
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$789
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$797
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$660
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$623
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$741
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$726
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$830
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$941
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$727
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$707
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$601
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$748
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$707