Fortaleza vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$328	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$1744
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	26
😀 Quality of life	61	77
🏙️ Population	2.43M	687K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 48% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6833rd and 4103rd ($758 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 61st in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 5841st and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Zaragoza

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	Fortaleza	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$8269

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581