Fortaleza vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fortaleza	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1867	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$353	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$500	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$1761
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	43	73
😀 Quality of life	61	65
🏙️ Population	2.58M	4.8M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 31% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6710th and 4839th ($812 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 0.5 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5803rd and 5190th 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	$5.85	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.45%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1530	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.14	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.7	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2506	$5808

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$760
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$677
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$546
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$684
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$674
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$687
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$700
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$823
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$577
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$740
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$652
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$640
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$635
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$676
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$640
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$706
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$608
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$611
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$600
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$609
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$578
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$559
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$543
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$653
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$628
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$563
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$579
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$622
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$615
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$582
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$687
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$589
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$452
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$659
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$595

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950