Fortaleza vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fortaleza	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1867	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$353	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$500	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$478
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	43	12
😀 Quality of life	61	49
🏙️ Population	2.58M	16.6K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 20% less expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 6710th and 5567th ($812 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Brazil and Dominica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 5803rd and 6790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Roseau

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	Fortaleza	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.85	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.45%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1530	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.14	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.7	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2506	$4478

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$760
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$677
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$546
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$684
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$674
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$687
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$700
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$823
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$577
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$740
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$652
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$640
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$635
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$676
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$640
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$706
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$608
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$611
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$600
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$609
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$578
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$559
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$543
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$653
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$628
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$563
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$579
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$622
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$615
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$582
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$687
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$589
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$452
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$659
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$595

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1733
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1170
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1166
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1145
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$989
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1332
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1454
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1079
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1078
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1136
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2293
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1232
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$641
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$699
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1010
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1583
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1683
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1710
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1299
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1667
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1716
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1572
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1189