Fortaleza vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fortaleza	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1867	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$353	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$500	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$4075
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	43	84
😀 Quality of life	61	93
🏙️ Population	2.58M	633K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 63% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 6710th and 1578th ($812 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 5th in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 5803rd and 50th 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	$5.85	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.45%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1530	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.14	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.7	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2506	$18457

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$760
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$677
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$546
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$684
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$674
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$687
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$700
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$823
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$577
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$740
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$652
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$640
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$635
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$676
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$640
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$706
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$608
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$611
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$600
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$609
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$578
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$559
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$543
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$653
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$628
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$563
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$579
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$622
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$615
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$582
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$687
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$589
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$452
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$659
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$595

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1926
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1932
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1909
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1928
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1905
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1911
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1896
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1879
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1904
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1881
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1876
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1870
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1881
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1872
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1822
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1819
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1773
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1833
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1820
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1795
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1866
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$2012
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1858
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1692
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1915
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1756
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1767
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1555
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1890
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1771
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1862
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1812
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1806
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1770
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1767
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1819
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1784
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1792