Fortaleza vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$6556
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	80
😀 Quality of life	61	93
🏙️ Population	2.43M	737K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 76% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6833rd and 125th ($758 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 92nd 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 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 5841st and 99th 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	$5.16	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$29883

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114