Fortaleza vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fortaleza	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$353	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$460
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	95
😀 Quality of life	56	64
🏙️ Population	2.7M	12.4M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 22% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6336th and 5031st ($814 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 9th vs 2nd best cities to live in Brazil, and 5829th vs 4799th 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	$4.6	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.73	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2398	$12031

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$745
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$618
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$521
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$611
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$600
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$619
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$582
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$579
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$567
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$592
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$596
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$593
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$599
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$632
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$609
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$619
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$598
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$576
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$539
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$545
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$595
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$574
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$650
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$585
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$504
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$614
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$623
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$562
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$612
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$636
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$466
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$659

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659