Fortaleza vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$328	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	37
😀 Quality of life	56	49
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.47M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 0.9% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6696th and 6726th ($745 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 6th 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 0.5 months in Lusaka. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5747th and 6269th 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	$4.44	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$9642

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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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675