Fortaleza vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$1863
🏠 One person rent	$290	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$93.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$488
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	42	23
😀 Quality of life	56	53
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.06M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 10% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6830th and 6439th ($717 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 10th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Ranked 11th vs 22nd best cities to live in Brazil, and 5784th vs 6028th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Manaus

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	Fortaleza	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	9.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$40
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$4749

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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 Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$708
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$714
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$708
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$725
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$727
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$603
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$666
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$586
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$639
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$603
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$630
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1015
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$582
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$633
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$611
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$598
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$691
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$601
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$986
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$869
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$625
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$602
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1698
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$652
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1642
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$785
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$751
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$770
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$668