Fortaleza vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$328	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$1116
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	42	82
😀 Quality of life	61	71
🏙️ Population	2.43M	5.65M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 22% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6833rd and 5813th ($758 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 4th in Brazil and Russia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5841st and 3397th 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	$5.16	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$10534

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566