Fortaleza vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$3900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	42	92
😀 Quality of life	56	94
🏙️ Population	2.43M	548K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 66% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6696th and 1356th ($745 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 6th in Brazil and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5747th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs The Hague

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	Fortaleza	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$10346

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530