Fortaleza vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$3450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	54
😀 Quality of life	56	85
🏙️ Population	2.43M	413K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 60% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 6696th and 2250th ($745 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1871st 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 Tulsa. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 5747th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Tulsa

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	Fortaleza	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$25283

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205