Fortaleza vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fortaleza	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$353	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$6506
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	80
😀 Quality of life	56	90
🏙️ Population	2.7M	737K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 73% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6336th and 145th ($814 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 120th 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 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 5829th and 125th 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	$4.6	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.73	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2398	$29730

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210