Fortaleza vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1674
🏠 One person rent	$328	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$534
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$101
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	42	23
😀 Quality of life	56	16
🏙️ Population	2.43M	264K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 11% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 6696th and 7061st ($745 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Brazil and Benin, respectively. Check Brazil vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 5747th and 9002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Porto-Novo

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	Fortaleza	Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$4.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$5849

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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 Porto-Novo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cotonou	$709
87 km or 54 mi	Lagos	$1113
104 km or 65 mi	Abomey	$590
110 km or 68 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
159 km or 99 mi	Lome	$755
173 km or 108 mi	Save	$613
176 km or 109 mi	Ibadan	$776
201 km or 125 mi	Atakpame	$647
209 km or 130 mi	Oyo	$677
225 km or 140 mi	Kpalime	$632
238 km or 148 mi	Ho	$354
241 km or 150 mi	Ife	$779
248 km or 154 mi	Hohoe	$575
258 km or 160 mi	Osogbo	$695
293 km or 182 mi	Sotouboua	$649
297 km or 185 mi	Akure	$634
305 km or 190 mi	Tema	$553
306 km or 190 mi	Ashaiman	$560
309 km or 192 mi	Ilorin	$535
313 km or 195 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
322 km or 200 mi	Koforidua	$588
322 km or 200 mi	Sokode	$651
325 km or 202 mi	Accra	$729
332 km or 206 mi	Benin	$558
337 km or 209 mi	Owo	$651
363 km or 225 mi	Warri	$881
375 km or 233 mi	Kara	$658
462 km or 287 mi	Onitsha	$972
468 km or 291 mi	Kumasi	$433
476 km or 296 mi	Obuasi	$551
493 km or 306 mi	Awka	$805
501 km or 311 mi	Owerri	$1611
502 km or 312 mi	Tamale	$507
515 km or 320 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
522 km or 324 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
539 km or 335 mi	Enugu	$462
547 km or 340 mi	Aba	$621
548 km or 341 mi	Umuahia	$883
556 km or 346 mi	Minna	$743
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1502