Fortaleza vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fortaleza	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$353	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$3743
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	99
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	2.7M	4.84M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6336th and 318th ($814 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.4 months in Sydney. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5829th and 3rd 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	$4.6	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.73	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2398	$17934

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$745
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$618
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$521
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$611
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$600
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$619
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$582
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$579
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$567
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$592
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$596
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$593
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$599
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$632
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$609
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$619
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$598
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$576
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$539
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$545
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$595
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$574
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$650
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$585
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$504
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$614
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$623
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$562
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$612
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$636
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$466
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$659

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816