Fortaleza vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	42	82
😀 Quality of life	56	88
🏙️ Population	2.43M	468K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 69% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6696th and 972nd ($745 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 892nd 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 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 5747th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Fortaleza vs Raleigh infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/fortaleza/raleigh.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Fortaleza vs Raleigh infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/fortaleza/raleigh" target="_blank">Fortaleza vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Fortaleza vs Raleigh

Prices for goods and services in Fortaleza and Raleigh are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Fortaleza	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$21914

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682