Fortaleza vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$328	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	42	27
😀 Quality of life	56	51
🏙️ Population	2.43M	84.1K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 38% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6696th and 4503rd ($745 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 0.8 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 5747th and 6190th 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	$4.44	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$5597

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904