Fortaleza vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	100
😀 Quality of life	56	100
🏙️ Population	2.43M	4.84M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 71% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6696th and 745th ($745 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5747th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Sydney

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	Fortaleza	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683