Fortaleza vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$290	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	42	21
😀 Quality of life	56	42
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.02M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 36% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6830th and 8461st ($717 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Brazil and Liberia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 5784th and 6736th 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	$4.25	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$2993

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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 Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520