Fortaleza vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$328	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$8151
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	42	81
😀 Quality of life	61	100
🏙️ Population	2.43M	449K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 79% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6833rd and 23rd ($758 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 3rd in Brazil and Switzerland, respectively. Check Brazil vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5841st and 2nd 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	$5.16	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041