Fortaleza vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$328	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	42	81
😀 Quality of life	56	67
🏙️ Population	2.43M	5.6M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 23% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6696th and 5668th ($745 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5747th and 3598th 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	$4.44	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441