Fortaleza vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fortaleza	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$353	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$3815
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	33
😀 Quality of life	56	80
🏙️ Population	2.7M	543K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 60% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6336th and 1697th ($814 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1492nd 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 1.9 months in Tucson. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 5829th and 441st 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	$4.6	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.73	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2398	$15695

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$745
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$618
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$521
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$611
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$600
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$619
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$582
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$579
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$567
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$592
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$596
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$593
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$599
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$632
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$609
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$619
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$598
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$576
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$539
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$545
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$595
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$574
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$650
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$585
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$504
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$614
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$623
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$562
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$612
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$636
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$466
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$659

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066