Fortaleza vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$328	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1071
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$1581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	42	38
😀 Quality of life	56	76
🏙️ Population	2.43M	767K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 41% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6696th and 4331st ($745 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 4th in Brazil and Croatia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5747th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Zagreb

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	Fortaleza	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$10861

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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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$912
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1116
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1082
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1157
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$556
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$659
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1468
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$558
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1152
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1261
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1594
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$803
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$750
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1421
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$701
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$848
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1263
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1223
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1582
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1247
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1263
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$941
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1122
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$603
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$786
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1307
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$958
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$919
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$747