Fortaleza vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fortaleza	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$824	$3795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1889	$8459
🏠 One person rent	$366	$2638
🏘️ Family rent	$522	$4600
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.9	$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$7880
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	43	25
😀 Quality of life	63	80
🏙️ Population	2.58M	47K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 78% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 6658th and 15th ($824 vs $3795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 0.6 months in Fortaleza compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 5446th and 717th 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	$5.23	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.45	$15.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$7.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$6.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$2779
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$2290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$562	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$4062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$114
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$8738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$3024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$3.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$5.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$7.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.53	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$10
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.72	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$25
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$1829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$26968

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$768
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$693
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$547
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$718
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$707
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$716
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$610
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$747
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$667
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$650
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$648
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$697
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$664
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$718
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$640
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$614
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$621
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$617
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$597
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$619
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$592
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$581
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$678
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$641
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$623
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$598
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$636
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$649
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$611
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$705
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$605
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$460
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$684
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$615

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673