Fortaleza vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fortaleza	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$824	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1889	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$522	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.9	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$3964
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	43	33
😀 Quality of life	63	84
🏙️ Population	2.58M	543K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 57% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6658th and 2237th ($824 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1697th 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 0.6 months in Fortaleza compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 5446th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Fortaleza	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.45	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$562	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.53	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.72	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$15759

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212