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

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Fortaleza San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1752
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$328
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.5
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$5915
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
42
87
😀 Quality of life
61
93
🏙️ Population
2.43M
1.01M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 81% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6833rd and 6th ($758 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 4th 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 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5841st and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fortaleza San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.49
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.5
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.2
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.9%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$743
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.26
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.06
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.6
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2167
$22302

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254