Fortaleza vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$328	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	42	29
😀 Quality of life	56	36
🏙️ Population	2.43M	159K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 11% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6696th and 6298th ($745 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Brazil and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5747th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Praia

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	Fortaleza	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491