Fortaleza vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$328	$526
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$875
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$340
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$196
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	42	11
😀 Quality of life	61	22
🏙️ Population	2.43M	340K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 28% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 6833rd and 5168th ($758 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 10th in Brazil and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Brazil vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 5841st and 9052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Yamoussoukro

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	Fortaleza	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$2351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$1399
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$5.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$7.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$9.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$80.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$3247

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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 Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1123
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1083
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1057
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1057
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1224
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$503
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$631
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$502
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$514
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$502
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$508
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$822
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$846
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$630
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$600
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$536
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$417
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$652
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$684
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$822
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1281
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$821
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$820
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$877
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$699
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$583
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$703