Fortaleza vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$328	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	42	49
😀 Quality of life	56	59
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.48M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 27% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6696th and 5351st ($745 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 14th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 5747th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Zapopan

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	Fortaleza	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696