Fortaleza vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fortaleza	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$824	$2760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1889	$6212
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1672
🏘️ Family rent	$522	$2877
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$801
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.9	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$3354
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	43	11
😀 Quality of life	63	68
🏙️ Population	2.58M	228K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 70% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 6658th and 498th ($824 vs $2760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 0.6 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.2 months in Nassau. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 5446th and 4308th 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	$5.23	$31.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.45	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1382
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$562	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$2496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	7.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$4159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$6.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$26.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$5.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$4.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.53	$30.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.72	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$4.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$86.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$16505

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$768
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$693
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$547
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$718
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$707
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$716
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$610
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$747
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$667
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$650
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$648
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$697
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$664
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$718
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$640
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$614
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$621
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$617
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$597
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$619
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$592
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$581
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$678
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$641
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$623
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$598
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$636
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$649
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$611
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$705
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$605
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$460
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$684
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$615

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2683
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2802
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3216
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2747
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2958
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2487
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3114
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2808
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2636
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2697
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2756
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2957
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2721
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2843
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2757
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2774
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3171
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3151
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2673