Fortaleza vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$328	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$1906
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	94
😀 Quality of life	56	83
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.86M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 54% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6696th and 3022nd ($745 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Brazil and Poland, respectively. Check Brazil vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 5747th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Warsaw

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	Fortaleza	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$13608

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385