Cape Town vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1752
🏠 One person rent	$681	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$340
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	42
😀 Quality of life	55	61
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.43M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 62% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 4637th and 6833rd ($1231 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 25th in South Africa and Brazil, respectively. Check South Africa vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.4 months in Fortaleza. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Fortaleza ranked 16th in Brazil, while ranked 6312th and 5841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Fortaleza

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	Cape Town	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$64.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	11.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$7.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$2167

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

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