Fortaleza vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$290	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$365
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	42	94
😀 Quality of life	56	62
🏙️ Population	2.43M	6.21M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 25% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6830th and 5959th ($717 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Ranked 11th vs 3rd best cities to live in Brazil, and 5784th vs 4932nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Fortaleza	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$10815

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$664
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$580
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$491
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$599
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$554
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$550
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$523
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$566
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$567
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$570
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$614
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$575
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$584
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$530
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$573
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$553
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$545
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$535
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$533
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$576
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$595
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$557
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$562
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$542
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$495
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$551
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$580
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$544
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$610
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$532
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$413
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$603
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$587

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585