Edmonton vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$948	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$247
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	42
😀 Quality of life	89	56
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.43M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 137% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 2475th and 6696th ($1769 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 14th in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 181st and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Fortaleza

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	Edmonton	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$2060

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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