Brazzaville vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$247	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$247
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	42
😀 Quality of life	35	56
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.43M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 22% less expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 7901st and 6696th ($580 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in the Congo and Brazil, respectively. Check the Congo vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 7456th and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Fortaleza

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	Brazzaville	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$2060

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$520
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$519
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$523
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$522
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$844
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$821
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$876
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$788
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$863
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1012
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$850
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$934
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$976
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$668
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1121
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$645
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$671
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$577
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$482
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$767
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$634
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$747
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$828
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$513
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$806
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$900
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1265
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$655
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$741
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$601
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$764
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$746

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