Fortaleza vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$328	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$1383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	42	72
😀 Quality of life	56	57
🏙️ Population	2.43M	4.43M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 25% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6696th and 5539th ($745 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 4th in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5747th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Johannesburg

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	Fortaleza	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$5271

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003