Fortaleza vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fortaleza	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$824	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1889	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$522	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.9	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$4362
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	43	82
😀 Quality of life	63	89
🏙️ Population	2.58M	468K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 64% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6658th and 1363rd ($824 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1143rd 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 0.6 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 5446th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Fortaleza	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.45	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$562	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.53	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.72	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$24243

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$768
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$693
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$547
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$718
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$707
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$716
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$610
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$747
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$667
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$650
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$648
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$697
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$664
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$718
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$640
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$614
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$621
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$617
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$597
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$619
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$592
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$581
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$678
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$641
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$623
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$598
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$636
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$649
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$611
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$705
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$605
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$460
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$684
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$615

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729