Fortaleza vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$328	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$917
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	42	26
😀 Quality of life	61	54
🏙️ Population	2.43M	84.1K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 39% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6833rd and 4606th ($758 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Brazil vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 5841st and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Port of Spain

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	Fortaleza	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$8058

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757