Hong Kong vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	50
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.02M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 33% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 427th and 1701st ($2737 vs $2055) 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 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 248th and 162nd 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	$8.82	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$19030

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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