Fortaleza vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$1705
🏠 One person rent	$328	$974
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$120
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	42	22
😀 Quality of life	61	29
🏙️ Population	2.43M	951K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 44% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 6833rd and 4374th ($758 vs $1347) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Brazil and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 5841st and 8809th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Freetown

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	Fortaleza	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.65
🥤 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	$344	$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$3183

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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 Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506