Fortaleza vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fortaleza	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1867	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$353	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$500	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$4411
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	43	82
😀 Quality of life	61	89
🏙️ Population	2.58M	468K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 65% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6710th and 1246th ($812 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1054th 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 0.5 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 5803rd and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Raleigh

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	Fortaleza	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.85	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.45%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1530	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.14	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.7	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2506	$24650

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$760
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$677
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$546
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$684
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$674
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$687
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$700
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$823
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$577
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$740
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$652
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$640
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$635
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$676
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$640
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$706
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$608
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$611
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$600
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$609
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$578
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$559
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$543
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$653
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$628
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$563
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$579
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$622
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$615
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$582
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$687
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$589
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$452
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$659
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$595

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736