Fortaleza vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$3476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	42	83
😀 Quality of life	56	93
🏙️ Population	2.43M	633K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 62% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 6696th and 1961st ($745 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 5th in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 5747th and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Stuttgart

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	Fortaleza	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$15338

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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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1670
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1661
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1637
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1650
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1542
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1633
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1625
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1610
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1618
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1837
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1436
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1623
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1529
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1619
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1205
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1696
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1609
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1599
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1668
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1599
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1530
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1596
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1647
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1618
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1581