Fortaleza vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1694
🏠 One person rent	$328	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$480
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	13
😀 Quality of life	56	40
🏙️ Population	2.43M	797K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 12% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 6696th and 7071st ($745 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and Gabon, respectively. Check Brazil vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.7 months in Libreville. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 5747th and 6902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Libreville

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	Fortaleza	Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$5922

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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 Libreville

Distance	City	Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
166 km or 103 mi	Bata	$1121
303 km or 188 mi	Sao Tome	$900
310 km or 193 mi	Trindade	$900
381 km or 237 mi	Malabo	$741
404 km or 251 mi	Limbe	$655
408 km or 253 mi	Douala	$1265
421 km or 261 mi	Buea	$601
449 km or 279 mi	Yaounde	$747
472 km or 293 mi	Kumba	$764
522 km or 325 mi	Calabar	$384
556 km or 346 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
574 km or 357 mi	Aba	$621
575 km or 357 mi	Bafoussam	$555
612 km or 380 mi	Umuahia	$883
621 km or 386 mi	Bamenda	$553
627 km or 390 mi	Owerri	$1611
635 km or 395 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
643 km or 400 mi	Gamboma	$522
662 km or 412 mi	Kayes	$523
680 km or 423 mi	Madingou	$519
698 km or 434 mi	Awka	$805
703 km or 437 mi	Warri	$881
707 km or 439 mi	Enugu	$462
707 km or 440 mi	Onitsha	$972
727 km or 452 mi	Cabinda	$676
785 km or 488 mi	Benin	$558
791 km or 491 mi	Kinkala	$520
800 km or 497 mi	Boma	$821
822 km or 511 mi	Matadi	$844
825 km or 512 mi	Berberati	$482
829 km or 515 mi	Brazzaville	$580
836 km or 520 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
869 km or 540 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
869 km or 540 mi	Owo	$651
896 km or 557 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
897 km or 557 mi	Akure	$634
928 km or 577 mi	N'zeto	$788
931 km or 578 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
951 km or 591 mi	Lagos	$1113