Fortaleza vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$290	$490
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$860
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$55.8
😷 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 30% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6830th and 5521st ($717 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 5784th and 6030th 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	$4.25	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$13025

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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 Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1113
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1076
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1203
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1182
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1108
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3014
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1103
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3991
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3058
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2808
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2612
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2570
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3103
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2562
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2591
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2671
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2717
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2691
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2608
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2647
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2623
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2724
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2942