Fortaleza vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$2198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	42	54
😀 Quality of life	56	83
🏙️ Population	2.43M	342K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 63% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 6696th and 1742nd ($745 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 5747th and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs San Juan

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	Fortaleza	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$10321

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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 Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177