Hong Kong vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$3150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	50
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.02M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 23% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 379th and 1290th ($2753 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 205th and 167th 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	$8.31	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$20100

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884