Cape Town vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$1731
🏠 One person rent	$603	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$228
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	42
😀 Quality of life	59	56
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.43M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 56% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 4849th and 6830th ($1120 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 11th in Brazil, while ranked 5407th and 5784th 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	$7.8	$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$79.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	12.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$41.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$7.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$5.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$77.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$2197

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

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