Fortaleza vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$2954
🏠 One person rent	$290	$650
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$1100
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$1684
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	42	38
😀 Quality of life	56	77
🏙️ Population	2.43M	767K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 43% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6830th and 4447th ($717 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5784th and 748th 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	$4.25	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$10598

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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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1142
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1147
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$999
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1146
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1143
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1217
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$618
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$663
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1500
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$566
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1174
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1270
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1397
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$802
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$745
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1770
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1362
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$789
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1188
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$851
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1361
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1247
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1674
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1347
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1424
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$1061
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1265
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$641
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$883
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1366
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$890
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$860
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$780