Fortaleza vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fortaleza	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$824	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1889	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$522	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.9	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$4456
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	43	92
😀 Quality of life	63	96
🏙️ Population	2.58M	548K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 67% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6658th and 901st ($824 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 8th in Brazil and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 5446th and 10th 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	$5.23	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.45	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$562	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.53	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.72	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$12462

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688