Fortaleza vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	34
😀 Quality of life	56	80
🏙️ Population	2.43M	543K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 62% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6696th and 1962nd ($745 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1679th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 5747th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Tucson

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	Fortaleza	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262