Fortaleza vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$1346
🏠 One person rent	$328	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$135
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	42	38
😀 Quality of life	61	39
🏙️ Population	2.43M	3.9M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 42% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 6833rd and 8436th ($758 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 9th in Brazil and Ghana, respectively. Check Brazil vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 5841st and 7874th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Kumasi

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	Fortaleza	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$5514

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561

Cities near Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$631
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$668
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$822
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$1066
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$600
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$417
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$652
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$684
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$1057
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1224
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$576
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$699
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$835
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$1057
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$703
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$1123
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$705
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$598
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$1083
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$712
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$793
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$646
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$846
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$1099
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$1102
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$877
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$820
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$664
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$822