Fortaleza vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$328	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	92
😀 Quality of life	56	86
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.75M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 57% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6696th and 2624th ($745 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Brazil and Italy, respectively. Check Brazil vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5747th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Rome

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	Fortaleza	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201