Fortaleza vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fortaleza	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$824	$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1889	$2484
🏠 One person rent	$366	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$522	$879
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.9	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$214
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	43	11
😀 Quality of life	63	26
🏙️ Population	2.58M	340K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 21% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 6658th and 5239th ($824 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 8th in Brazil and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Brazil vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Yamoussoukro ranked 4th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 5446th and 8898th 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	$5.23	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.45	$7.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$562	$1027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	15.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$2178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$43.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.53	$7.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$7.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.72	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$94.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$4321

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$768
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$693
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$547
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$718
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$707
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$716
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$610
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$747
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$667
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$650
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$648
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$697
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$664
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$718
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$640
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$614
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$621
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$617
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$597
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$619
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$592
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$581
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$678
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$641
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$623
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$598
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$636
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$649
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$611
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$705
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$605
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$460
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$684
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$615

Cities near Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1100
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1067
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1043
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1044
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1049
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1185
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1076
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$487
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$714
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$993
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$606
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$487
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$501
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$762
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$487
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$666
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$494
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$998
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$927
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$863
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$697
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$993
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$583
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$518
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$500
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$727
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$665
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$836
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1219
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$835
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$830
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$896
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$657
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$561
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$656