Fortaleza vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fortaleza	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$3374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$8402
🏠 One person rent	$353	$2280
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$4877
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$837
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$4688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	42	20
😀 Quality of life	56	77
🏙️ Population	2.7M	41K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 76% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 6336th and 32nd ($814 vs $3374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.4 months in George Town. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 5829th and 754th 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	$4.6	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$5734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$4269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$8481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$3.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$6.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$7.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$9.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$7.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$78.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.73	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$24.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$1229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2398	$25346

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671