Fortaleza vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$328	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	91
😀 Quality of life	56	77
🏙️ Population	2.43M	6.26M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 34% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6696th and 4686th ($745 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5747th and 764th 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	$4.44	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731