Fortaleza vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$3115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	50
😀 Quality of life	56	90
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.02M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 64% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6696th and 1701st ($745 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 25th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 5747th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Ottawa

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	Fortaleza	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$19030

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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

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800