Fortaleza vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	94
😀 Quality of life	56	93
🏙️ Population	2.43M	664K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 68% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6696th and 1038th ($745 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 5747th and 68th 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	$4.44	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514