Fortaleza vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$4145
🏠 One person rent	$290	$1071
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$1872
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$1966
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	93
😀 Quality of life	56	83
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.86M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 60% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6830th and 2592nd ($717 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st 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 1.1 months in Warsaw. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 5784th and 387th 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	$4.25	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$4.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$13474

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1443
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1406
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1128
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1136
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$931
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$932
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1103
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1042
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1185
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1104
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1224
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$916
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$889
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$1005
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1113
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1085
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1022
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1257
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1021
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1200
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1002
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1134
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$527
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$957
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1160
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1099
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1057
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1053
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1118
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1047
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$935
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1101
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1068
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1118
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1096
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1061
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$839
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1054
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$390