Fortaleza vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fortaleza	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1867	$3364
🏠 One person rent	$353	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$500	$1211
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$502
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$525
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	43	41
😀 Quality of life	61	57
🏙️ Population	2.58M	938K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 44% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6710th and 4191st ($812 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Brazil and Jamaica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 5803rd and 6176th 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	$5.85	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.45%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1530	$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.14	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.7	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2506	$5107

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769