Fortaleza vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$290	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$841
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	42	27
😀 Quality of life	56	50
🏙️ Population	2.43M	81.1K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 39% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6830th and 4682nd ($717 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 5784th and 6176th 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	$4.25	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$3731

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$664
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$580
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$491
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$599
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$554
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$550
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$523
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$566
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$567
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$570
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$614
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$575
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$584
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$530
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$573
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$553
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$545
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$535
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$533
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$576
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$595
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$557
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$562
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$542
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$495
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$551
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$580
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$544
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$610
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$532
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$413
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$603
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$587

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877