Fortaleza vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$328	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$1511
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	42	19
😀 Quality of life	56	53
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.49M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 26% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6696th and 5424th ($745 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 1.5 months in Luanda. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5747th and 6024th 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	$4.44	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$15041

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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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961