Fortaleza vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$328	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$1672
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	42	63
😀 Quality of life	61	45
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.27M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 23% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6833rd and 5704th ($758 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 7th in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 5841st and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Soweto

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	Fortaleza	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$3811

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$984
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$706
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$826
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$892
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$740
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$875
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$940
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$838
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$808
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$830
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$762
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$833
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$637
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$668
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$637
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$607
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$599
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$827
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$650
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$469
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$861
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$514
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$536
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$908
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$915
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$587
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$915