Fortaleza vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$4532
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	42	92
😀 Quality of life	61	95
🏙️ Population	2.43M	548K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 71% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6833rd and 749th ($758 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 7th in Brazil and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5841st and 43rd 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	$5.16	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$12471

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696