Fortaleza vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$328	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$53.9
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	42	47
😀 Quality of life	56	53
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.49M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 20% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6696th and 5902nd ($745 vs $926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 24th in Brazil and Cuba, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 5747th and 6054th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Havana

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	Fortaleza	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$6.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$0.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$34.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$10030

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945