Fortaleza vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$290	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$3835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	94
😀 Quality of life	56	94
🏙️ Population	2.43M	664K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 68% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6830th and 1336th ($717 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 6th in Brazil and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 5784th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Rotterdam

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	Fortaleza	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$10888

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592