Fortaleza vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$3615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$8037
🏠 One person rent	$328	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$4404
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$849
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$6889
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	42	20
😀 Quality of life	61	80
🏙️ Population	2.43M	41K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 79% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 6833rd and 30th ($758 vs $3615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Brazil and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.9 months in George Town. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 5841st and 729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs George Town

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	Fortaleza	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$82.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$6.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$2664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$2179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$4700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$3941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	8.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$10871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$4203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$5.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$9.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$7.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$22.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$9.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$1779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$22286

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656