Hong Kong vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	50
😀 Quality of life	83	92
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.02M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 30% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 532nd and 1744th ($2718 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 548th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Ottawa

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	Hong Kong	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$15527

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822