Fortaleza vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fortaleza	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$353	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$1428
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	42	72
😀 Quality of life	56	61
🏙️ Population	2.7M	4.43M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 10% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6336th and 5921st ($814 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5829th and 5184th 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	$4.6	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.73	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2398	$4829

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952