Fortaleza vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fortaleza	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$824	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1889	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$522	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.9	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$6618
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	80
😀 Quality of life	63	91
🏙️ Population	2.58M	737K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 74% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6658th and 126th ($824 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 94th 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 0.6 months in Fortaleza compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 5446th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Fortaleza	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.45	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$562	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.53	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.72	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$30033

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$768
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$693
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$547
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$718
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$707
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$716
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$610
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$747
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$667
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$650
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$648
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$697
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$664
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$718
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$640
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$614
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$621
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$617
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$597
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$619
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$592
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$581
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$678
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$641
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$623
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$598
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$636
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$649
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$611
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$705
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$605
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$460
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$684
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$615

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098