Fortaleza vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fortaleza	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$353	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$850
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	42	27
😀 Quality of life	56	54
🏙️ Population	2.7M	545K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 33% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6336th and 4384th ($814 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 5829th and 6039th 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	$4.6	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.73	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2398	$2991

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$745
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$618
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$521
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$611
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$600
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$619
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$582
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$579
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$567
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$592
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$596
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$593
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$599
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$632
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$609
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$619
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$598
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$576
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$539
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$545
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$595
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$574
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$650
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$585
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$504
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$614
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$623
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$562
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$612
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$636
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$466
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$659

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812