Fortaleza vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$328	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$3603
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	42	46
😀 Quality of life	56	80
🏙️ Population	2.43M	398K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 59% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 6696th and 2367th ($745 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1932nd 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 Wichita. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 5747th and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Wichita

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	Fortaleza	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$15994

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312