Fortaleza vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$328	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	42	56
😀 Quality of life	56	57
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.42M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 6% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6696th and 6861st ($745 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 25th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Ranked 9th vs 7th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5747th vs 5641st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Salvador

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	Fortaleza	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$10392

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677