Fortaleza vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fortaleza	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$824	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1889	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$522	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.9	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$4188
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	99
😀 Quality of life	63	100
🏙️ Population	2.58M	5.45M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 71% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6658th and 370th ($824 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5446th 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	$5.23	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.45	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$562	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.53	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.72	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$25164

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$768
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$693
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$547
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$718
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$707
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$716
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$610
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$747
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$667
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$650
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$648
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$697
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$664
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$718
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$640
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$614
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$621
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$617
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$597
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$619
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$592
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$581
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$678
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$641
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$623
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$598
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$636
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$649
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$611
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$705
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$605
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$460
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$684
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$615

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863