Hong Kong vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hong Kong	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2614	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6294	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$1726	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$3471	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$501	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$2926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	50
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.02M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 20% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 503rd and 1355th ($2614 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 168th and 117th 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	$7.92	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2033	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4405	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2942	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$28583	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18618	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.3	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$3	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.14	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20363	$21213

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$618
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1565
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$481
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$589
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$837
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$812
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$742
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1083
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$575
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$816
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$891
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$781
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$830
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$876
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$738
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$856
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$588
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$799
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$824
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$774
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$857
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$831
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$785
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$812
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$752
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$806
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$721
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$620
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$735
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$851
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$525
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$611

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874