Fortaleza vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$328	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$990
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$816
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	42	5
😀 Quality of life	56	14
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.97M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 24% less expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 6696th and 5651st ($745 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 4th in Brazil and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Brazil vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.8 months in Kananga. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5747th and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Kananga

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	Fortaleza	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$4060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$3312

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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 Kananga

Distance	City	Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
165 km or 103 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
191 km or 119 mi	Tshikapa	$934
193 km or 120 mi	Gandajika	$828
413 km or 257 mi	Kikwit	$876
505 km or 314 mi	Kindu	$746
630 km or 392 mi	Kolwezi	$975
711 km or 442 mi	Luena	$634
736 km or 457 mi	Likasi	$961
746 km or 464 mi	Kalemie	$747
775 km or 482 mi	Kisangani	$910
791 km or 492 mi	Uvira	$803
804 km or 499 mi	Bukavu	$759
809 km or 502 mi	Mbandaka	$850
809 km or 503 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
809 km or 503 mi	Cyangugu	$496
814 km or 506 mi	Brazzaville	$580
815 km or 507 mi	Bujumbura	$719
832 km or 517 mi	Bubanza	$648
838 km or 520 mi	Makamba	$647
842 km or 523 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
845 km or 525 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
865 km or 538 mi	Rutana	$648
869 km or 540 mi	Kinkala	$520
873 km or 543 mi	Gitega	$651
876 km or 544 mi	Kibuye	$479
882 km or 548 mi	Ngozi	$648
888 km or 551 mi	Gisenyi	$381
889 km or 552 mi	Butare	$413
899 km or 559 mi	Bumba	$806
901 km or 560 mi	Nyanza	$518
906 km or 563 mi	Ruyigi	$648
920 km or 571 mi	Mansa	$776
936 km or 582 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
937 km or 582 mi	Muyinga	$650
949 km or 590 mi	Chingola	$875
951 km or 591 mi	Kigali	$771
960 km or 597 mi	Gamboma	$522
972 km or 604 mi	Byumba	$613
977 km or 607 mi	Mufulira	$1018