Fortaleza vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fortaleza	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$751
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$353	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$61.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$1673
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	42	22
😀 Quality of life	56	43
🏙️ Population	2.7M	951K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 8% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 6336th and 6569th ($814 vs $751) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 2.2 months in Freetown. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 5829th and 6876th 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	$4.6	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$791
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$80.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$87.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	10.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$1081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.73	$1.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$1.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$75.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2398	$2661

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$745
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$618
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$521
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$611
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$600
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$619
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$582
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$579
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$567
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$592
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$596
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$593
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$599
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$632
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$609
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$619
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$598
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$576
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$539
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$545
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$595
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$574
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$650
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$585
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$504
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$614
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$623
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$562
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$612
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$636
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$466
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$659

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1024
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$971
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$689
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$968
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$689
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$989
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$977
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$501
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$470
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$778
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$799
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$975
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$972
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1049
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$468
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$486
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$441
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1081
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$472
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1068
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$518
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$471
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1009
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1067
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1179
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$976
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$471
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$897
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1070
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$479
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$923
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$888
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$584
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$470