Fortaleza vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fortaleza San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$824
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1889
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$366
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$522
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.9
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$6139
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
87
😀 Quality of life
63
91
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.01M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 79% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6658th and 8th ($824 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 5th 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 0.6 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5446th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs San Jose, United States

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Fortaleza San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.23
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.45
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.39%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1742
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.53
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$23151

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Caucaia
$768
112 km or 69 mi Caninde
$693
120 km or 74 mi Itapipoca
$547
125 km or 78 mi Aracati
$718
148 km or 92 mi Russas
$707
148 km or 92 mi Quixada
$709
190 km or 118 mi Sobral
$716
200 km or 124 mi Acarau
$817
209 km or 130 mi Mossoro
$610
273 km or 169 mi Camocim
$747
288 km or 179 mi Crateus
$667
300 km or 186 mi Ico
$650
305 km or 189 mi Iguatu
$648
342 km or 213 mi Caico
$697
366 km or 227 mi Piripiri
$664
372 km or 231 mi Parnaiba
$718
392 km or 243 mi Patos
$640
397 km or 247 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$615
402 km or 250 mi Crato
$614
434 km or 269 mi Natal
$621
487 km or 303 mi Salgueiro
$617
487 km or 303 mi Campina Grande
$597
495 km or 307 mi Picos
$619
498 km or 309 mi Teresina
$592
501 km or 312 mi Timon
$581
536 km or 333 mi Chapadinha
$678
546 km or 340 mi Arcoverde
$641
550 km or 342 mi Caxias
$602
554 km or 344 mi Joao Pessoa
$820
578 km or 359 mi Goiana
$623
580 km or 360 mi Caruaru
$598
584 km or 363 mi Carpina
$636
600 km or 373 mi Codo
$649
602 km or 374 mi Floriano
$611
617 km or 383 mi Garanhuns
$705
618 km or 384 mi Camaragibe
$605
619 km or 384 mi Paulista
$460
622 km or 387 mi Coroata
$684
623 km or 387 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$751
626 km or 389 mi Olinda
$615

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273