Fortaleza vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	42	81
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	2.43M	449K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 77% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6696th and 59th ($745 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Brazil and Switzerland, respectively. Check Brazil vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5747th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Zurich

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	Fortaleza	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717