Fortaleza vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$328	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$118
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	42	21
😀 Quality of life	61	27
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.02M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 42% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6833rd and 8410th ($758 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Brazil and Liberia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 5841st and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Monrovia

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	Fortaleza	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$3157

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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 Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541