Fortaleza vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$290	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	80
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	2.43M	737K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 75% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6830th and 206th ($717 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 5784th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Seattle

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	Fortaleza	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263