Fortaleza vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fortaleza Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$824
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1889
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$366
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$522
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.9
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$2284
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
43
70
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
2.58M
7.01M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 49% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6658th and 3485th ($824 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5446th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fortaleza Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.23
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.45
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.39%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1742
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.53
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$10912

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459