Fortaleza vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$328	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$559
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	42	22
😀 Quality of life	56	21
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.45M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 14% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6696th and 6195th ($745 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Brazil vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5747th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Ouagadougou

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	Fortaleza	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$15761

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882