Hong Kong vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hong Kong	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6085	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$1742	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$3071	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$923	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	80	91
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.02M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 25% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 640th and 1688th ($2663 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 676th and 141st 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	$7.74	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.9	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.21	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2008	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1474	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3693	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2621	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.67%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$27719	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17176	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.09	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.6	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.1	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.5	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1128	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22758	$17263

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$995
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$678
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1734
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$548
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$694
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$873
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$785
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$954
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$627
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$858
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$777
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$801
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$908
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$600
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$793
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$474
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$682
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$828
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$766
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$797
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$802
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$778
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$758
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$739
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$751
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$729
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$711
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$714
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$892
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$528
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$620

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875