Fortaleza vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$290	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$6770
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	42	81
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	2.43M	447K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 79% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6830th and 41st ($717 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd 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 months in Zurich. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5784th and 6th 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	$4.25	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$20539

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843