Fortaleza vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fortaleza	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1867	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$353	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$500	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$3005
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	61	96
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.8M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 58% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6710th and 2284th ($812 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 58th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5803rd and 11th 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	$5.85	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.45%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1530	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.14	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.7	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2506	$5550

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$760
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$677
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$546
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$684
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$674
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$687
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$700
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$823
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$577
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$740
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$652
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$640
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$635
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$676
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$640
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$706
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$608
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$611
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$600
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$609
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$578
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$559
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$543
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$653
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$628
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$563
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$579
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$622
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$615
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$582
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$687
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$589
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$452
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$659
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$595

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805