Fortaleza vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$3371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	42	95
😀 Quality of life	56	95
🏙️ Population	2.43M	985K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 63% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6696th and 1732nd ($745 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and Sweden, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5747th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Stockholm

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	Fortaleza	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331