Fortaleza vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$290	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$846
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	42	82
😀 Quality of life	56	67
🏙️ Population	2.43M	5.38M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 18% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6830th and 6204th ($717 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Brazil and Russia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5784th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Saint Petersburg

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	Fortaleza	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525