Fortaleza vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fortaleza	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$2882
🏠 One person rent	$353	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$1061
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$399
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$1443
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	42	38
😀 Quality of life	56	75
🏙️ Population	2.7M	767K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 34% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6336th and 4330th ($814 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Zagreb. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5829th and 983rd 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	$4.6	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.73	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2398	$10009

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$745
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$618
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$521
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$611
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$600
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$619
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$582
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$579
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$567
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$592
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$596
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$593
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$599
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$632
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$609
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$619
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$598
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$576
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$539
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$545
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$595
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$574
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$650
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$585
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$504
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$614
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$623
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$562
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$612
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$636
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$466
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$659

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1100
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$997
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1058
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$913
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1081
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1133
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1197
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$929
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$682
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$558
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$517
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1438
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$503
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1102
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1274
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$762
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1321
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1658
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$742
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$777
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1664
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1279
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$747
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$690
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1167
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$835
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1301
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1200
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1581
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1271
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1393
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1229
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$1008
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1219
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$604
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$852
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1284
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$849
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$765
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$755