Fortaleza vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fortaleza	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$824	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1889	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$366	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$522	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.9	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$280
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	43	13
😀 Quality of life	63	54
🏙️ Population	2.58M	224K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 10% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6658th and 6184th ($824 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Brazil and Suriname, respectively. Check Brazil vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 5446th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Paramaribo

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	Fortaleza	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.45	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$562	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.53	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.72	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$1767

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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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1966
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1941
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1236
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1212
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$744
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$618
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$649
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$793
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$772
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1039
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1138
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$759
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1223
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$669
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1453
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$750
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$830
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$655
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1083
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1083
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$707
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1005
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$752
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$667
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$747
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$685
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$650
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$652