Fortaleza vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fortaleza	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1867	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$353	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$500	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$4686
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	43	92
😀 Quality of life	61	96
🏙️ Population	2.58M	548K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 70% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6710th and 570th ($812 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 5th in Brazil and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 5803rd and 7th 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	$5.85	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.45%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1530	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.14	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.7	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2506	$13755

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$760
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$677
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$546
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$684
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$674
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$687
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$700
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$823
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$577
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$740
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$652
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$640
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$635
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$676
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$640
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$706
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$608
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$611
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$600
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$609
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$578
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$559
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$543
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$653
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$628
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$563
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$579
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$622
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$615
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$582
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$687
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$589
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$452
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$659
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$595

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734