Fortaleza vs Joinville
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 61. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Sunny northeast Brazil city of beaches and kitesurf
Full Fortaleza profile →Plan a trip to Fortaleza →Santa Catarina's orderly industrial city with German roots and a dance festival
Full Joinville profile →Plan a trip to Joinville →Where they differ
- Internet. Joinville leads on internet, 76 to 68, against Fortaleza. Measured download: 34.5 Mbps vs 46.3 Mbps.
Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, getting there & around, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.
Pick Fortaleza if you want
- no clear edge over Joinville in the data
Pick Joinville if you want
- faster internet (46.3 Mbps measured)
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Fortaleza | Joinville |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 61 | 61 |
| Safety | 35 | 35 |
| Healthcare | 79 | 79 |
| Internet | 68 | 76 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 77 | 77 |
| Getting there & around | 19 ✓ | 16 |
| Climate | 75 | 75 |
| Air quality | 72 ✓ | 68 |
| Quality of life | 56 | 56 |
Cost
| Metric | Fortaleza | Joinville |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Fortaleza | Joinville |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 18.69 | 18.69 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 58.9 | 58.9 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 84 | 84 |
| Life expectancy | 75.9 yrs | 75.9 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Fortaleza | Joinville |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 34.5 Mbps | 46.3 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 15.6 Mbps | 36.5 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Fortaleza | Joinville |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | Digital nomad temporary visa (VITEM XIV) | Digital nomad temporary visa (VITEM XIV) |
| Minimum income for the visa | $1,500/mo | $1,500/mo |
| Entry, US passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, EU passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days | 90 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Fortaleza | Joinville |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 31 ✓ | 6 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Fortaleza | Joinville |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 9 | 9 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 17.6 µg/m³ ✓ | 19.3 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Fortaleza or Joinville?
- Fortaleza and Joinville cost about the same: roughly $1,300 per month for one person.
- Is Fortaleza or Joinville safer?
- Fortaleza and Joinville score the same on safety (35), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Fortaleza or Joinville?
- Joinville: a measured median of 46.3 Mbps versus 34.5 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.