Fortaleza vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$290	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	95
😀 Quality of life	56	63
🏙️ Population	2.43M	11.5M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 29% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6830th and 5616th ($717 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 11th vs 2nd best cities to live in Brazil, and 5784th vs 4573rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Sao Paulo

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	Fortaleza	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629