Fortaleza vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fortaleza	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$824	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1889	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$366	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$522	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.9	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$2928
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	63	93
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.9M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 57% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6658th and 2370th ($824 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 64th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5446th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Montreal

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	Fortaleza	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.45	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$562	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.53	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.72	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$6432

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828