Fortaleza vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$290	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$201
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	42	30
😀 Quality of life	56	36
🏙️ Population	2.43M	159K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 14% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6830th and 6315th ($717 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd 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 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5784th and 7362nd 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	$4.25	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$3052

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495