Fortaleza vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$328	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	38
😀 Quality of life	56	86
🏙️ Population	2.43M	549K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 55% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6696th and 2883rd ($745 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 5747th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Quebec City

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	Fortaleza	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732