Fortaleza vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$328	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	9
😀 Quality of life	56	48
🏙️ Population	2.43M	150K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 49% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 6696th and 3589th ($745 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and Curacao, respectively. Check Brazil vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 5747th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Willemstad

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	Fortaleza	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$9410

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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 Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1444
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$555
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$685
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$666
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$795
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$769
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$728
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$724
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$745
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$682
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$817
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$780
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$857
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$775
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$818
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$919
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$858
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$938
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$776
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1075
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$723
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$960
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$904
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$910
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$917
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$918
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901