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

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Fortaleza San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1731
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$290
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$467
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$6972
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
42
87
😀 Quality of life
56
93
🏙️ Population
2.43M
1.01M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 80% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6830th and 13th ($717 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 5784th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fortaleza San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.42
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$9.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.3
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.53%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1359
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$754
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.2
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.23
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.95
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.8
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2197
$23974

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Caucaia
$664
112 km or 69 mi Caninde
$580
120 km or 74 mi Itapipoca
$491
125 km or 78 mi Aracati
$599
148 km or 92 mi Russas
$597
148 km or 92 mi Quixada
$595
190 km or 118 mi Sobral
$554
200 km or 124 mi Acarau
$550
209 km or 130 mi Mossoro
$523
273 km or 169 mi Camocim
$561
288 km or 179 mi Crateus
$566
300 km or 186 mi Ico
$567
305 km or 189 mi Iguatu
$570
342 km or 213 mi Caico
$614
366 km or 227 mi Piripiri
$575
372 km or 231 mi Parnaiba
$584
392 km or 243 mi Patos
$530
397 km or 247 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
402 km or 250 mi Crato
$573
434 km or 269 mi Natal
$553
487 km or 303 mi Salgueiro
$545
487 km or 303 mi Campina Grande
$535
495 km or 307 mi Picos
$533
498 km or 309 mi Teresina
$576
501 km or 312 mi Timon
$554
536 km or 333 mi Chapadinha
$595
546 km or 340 mi Arcoverde
$557
550 km or 342 mi Caxias
$562
554 km or 344 mi Joao Pessoa
$669
578 km or 359 mi Goiana
$542
580 km or 360 mi Caruaru
$495
584 km or 363 mi Carpina
$551
600 km or 373 mi Codo
$580
602 km or 374 mi Floriano
$544
617 km or 383 mi Garanhuns
$610
618 km or 384 mi Camaragibe
$532
619 km or 384 mi Paulista
$413
622 km or 387 mi Coroata
$603
623 km or 387 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610
626 km or 389 mi Olinda
$587

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146