Fortaleza vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$290	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	42	49
😀 Quality of life	56	60
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.48M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 29% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6830th and 5612th ($717 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 5784th and 5259th 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	$4.25	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$5160

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844