Fortaleza vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$290	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$1665
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	42	22
😀 Quality of life	56	38
🏙️ Population	2.43M	951K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 41% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 6830th and 4564th ($717 vs $1213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.4 months in Freetown. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 5784th and 7131st 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	$4.25	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$2835

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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

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498