Fortaleza vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fortaleza	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$1907
🏠 One person rent	$353	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$332
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	36
😀 Quality of life	56	51
🏙️ Population	2.7M	2.47M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 5% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6336th and 6460th ($814 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 9th in Brazil and Zambia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5829th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Lusaka

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	Fortaleza	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.73	$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2398	$5932

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$745
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$618
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$521
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$611
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$600
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$619
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$582
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$579
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$567
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$592
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$596
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$593
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$599
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$632
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$609
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$619
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$598
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$576
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$539
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$545
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$595
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$574
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$650
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$585
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$504
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$614
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$623
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$562
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$612
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$636
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$466
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$659

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$795
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1210
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1238
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1236
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1107
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$689
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$734
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$957
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$691
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$761
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1121
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$722
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$953
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$777
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$970
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$837
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$961
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$645
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$367
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$550
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1176
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$993
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$332
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$337
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$363
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$326
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$332
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$338
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$327
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$554
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$511
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1014
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$605
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$457
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$992