Fortaleza vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fortaleza	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$2301
🏠 One person rent	$353	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$818
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$434
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	42	12
😀 Quality of life	56	34
🏙️ Population	2.7M	14.7K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 2% less expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 6336th and 6260th ($814 vs $834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in Brazil and Dominica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 5829th and 7938th 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	$4.6	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$9.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$4.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$9.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.73	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$5.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2398	$3360

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$745
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$618
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$521
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$611
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$600
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$619
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$582
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$579
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$567
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$592
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$596
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$593
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$599
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$632
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$609
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$619
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$598
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$576
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$539
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$545
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$595
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$574
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$650
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$585
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$504
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$614
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$623
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$562
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$612
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$636
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$466
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$659

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1575
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1108
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1074
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1076
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$993
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1008
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1212
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1214
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1294
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1069
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1099
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2309
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1217
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$666
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$654
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$710
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$898
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1503
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1651
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1596
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1578
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1468
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1611
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1523
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1172