Fortaleza vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fortaleza	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1867	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$353	$1662
🏘️ Family rent	$500	$2865
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$2589
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	43	11
😀 Quality of life	61	66
🏙️ Population	2.58M	228K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 70% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 6710th and 503rd ($812 vs $2744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Brazil and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.9 months in Nassau. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 5803rd and 4997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Nassau

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	Fortaleza	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.85	$29.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$3.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$2500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$2495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$83.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.45%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1530	$4174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$3296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.14	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$4.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$29.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$4.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.7	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$5.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2506	$16513

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$760
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$677
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$546
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$684
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$674
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$687
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$700
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$823
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$577
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$740
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$652
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$640
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$635
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$676
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$640
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$706
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$608
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$611
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$600
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$609
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$578
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$559
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$543
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$653
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$628
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$563
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$579
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$622
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$615
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$582
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$687
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$589
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$452
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$659
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$595

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664