Fortaleza vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$290	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	42	63
😀 Quality of life	56	60
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.76M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 20% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6830th and 6126th ($717 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Brazil and Ecuador, respectively. Check Brazil vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 5784th and 5262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Quito

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	Fortaleza	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$7183

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483