Cape Town vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$582	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$247
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	42
😀 Quality of life	58	56
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.43M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 44% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 5016th and 6696th ($1071 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in South Africa and Brazil, respectively. Check South Africa vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 5491st and 5747th 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	$8.4	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$2060

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

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