Fortaleza vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	80
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	2.43M	737K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 75% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6696th and 158th ($745 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 140th 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 15th in the United States, while ranked 5747th and 98th 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	$4.44	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093