Fortaleza vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$290	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$1436
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$1662
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	42	19
😀 Quality of life	56	54
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.49M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 30% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6830th and 5518th ($717 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Brazil and Angola, respectively. Check Brazil vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.6 months in Luanda. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5784th and 5940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Luanda

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	Fortaleza	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	24.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$14404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$3193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$158
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$12561

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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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939