Fortaleza vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$290	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	91
😀 Quality of life	56	78
🏙️ Population	2.43M	6.26M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 40% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6830th and 4604th ($717 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Brazil and Chile, respectively. Check Brazil vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5784th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Santiago

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	Fortaleza	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$7298

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Cities near Fortaleza

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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534