Fortaleza vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$328	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$615
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	4
😀 Quality of life	56	26
🏙️ Population	2.43M	13.9K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 26% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 6696th and 5500th ($745 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Brazil and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 5747th and 8510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Kingstown

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	Fortaleza	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$7119

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789