Fortaleza vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$3894
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	94
😀 Quality of life	61	94
🏙️ Population	2.43M	664K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 71% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6833rd and 689th ($758 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 5th in Brazil and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 5841st and 67th 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	$5.16	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$13809

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671