Fortaleza vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$4437
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	42	82
😀 Quality of life	61	90
🏙️ Population	2.43M	468K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 67% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6833rd and 1213th ($758 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1060th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 5841st and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Fortaleza	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766