Fortaleza vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$4114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	42	81
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.43M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 63% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6696th and 1745th ($745 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1531st in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 5747th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs San Antonio

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	Fortaleza	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133