Fortaleza vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$328	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$2945
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	42	100
😀 Quality of life	61	95
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.8M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 60% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6833rd and 2306th ($758 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 52nd in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 5841st and 46th 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	$5.16	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$4789

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811