Edmonton vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$1889
🏠 One person rent	$996	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$522
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$95.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	43
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.58M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 123% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 2656th and 6658th ($1835 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 22nd in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 0.6 months in Fortaleza. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Fortaleza ranked 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 133rd and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edmonton	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$76.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	11.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$1742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$1000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$2898

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

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