Fortaleza vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$328	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$653
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	42	40
😀 Quality of life	56	63
🏙️ Population	2.43M	573K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 6% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6696th and 6866th ($745 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Brazil and Morocco, respectively. Check Brazil vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 5747th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Rabat

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	Fortaleza	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$5394

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430