Fortaleza vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$328	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$413
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	54
😀 Quality of life	56	54
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.49M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 11% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6696th and 7055th ($745 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 43rd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Ranked 9th vs 19th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5747th vs 5998th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Recife

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	Fortaleza	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509