Fortaleza vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$4008
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	99
😀 Quality of life	61	100
🏙️ Population	2.43M	5.45M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 71% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6833rd and 649th ($758 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5841st 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	$5.16	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$19140

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710