Fortaleza vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$1533
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	42	18
😀 Quality of life	61	66
🏙️ Population	2.43M	955K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 56% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6833rd and 3094th ($758 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 10th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 5841st and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Tenerife

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	Fortaleza	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$6640

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401