Fortaleza vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$328	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$480
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	42	23
😀 Quality of life	61	59
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.06M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 4% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6833rd and 6721st ($758 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 19th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Ranked 16th vs 24th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5841st vs 5990th 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	$5.16	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$4650

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660