Fortaleza vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	86
😀 Quality of life	56	93
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.79M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 70% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6696th and 861st ($745 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 4th 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 1.3 months in Toronto. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5747th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Toronto

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	Fortaleza	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095