Fortaleza vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$290	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$4493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	42	75
😀 Quality of life	56	89
🏙️ Population	2.43M	459K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 68% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6830th and 1277th ($717 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1122nd 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 2 months in Virginia Beach. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 5784th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Virginia Beach

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	Fortaleza	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$18476

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$664
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$580
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$491
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$599
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$554
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$550
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$523
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$566
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$567
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$570
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$614
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$575
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$584
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$530
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$573
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$553
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$545
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$535
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$533
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$576
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$595
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$557
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$562
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$542
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$495
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$551
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$580
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$544
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$610
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$532
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$413
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$603
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$587

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701