Fortaleza vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1325
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$3635
🏠 One person rent	$290	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$1602
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$765
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	42	41
😀 Quality of life	56	54
🏙️ Population	2.43M	580K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 46% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6830th and 4282nd ($717 vs $1325) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Brazil and Jamaica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 5784th and 5962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Kingston

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	Fortaleza	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$2261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$4.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$2136

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$783
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$849
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$821
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$978
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2117
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1280
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1824
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$514
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1525
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1405
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$527
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$536
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$524
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1260
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3644
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1103
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$727
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$728