Cost of living comparison

compared to

Niagara Falls vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Niagara Falls is 0.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 80.2% more in Niagara Falls
Groceries: pay 6.8% less in Niagara Falls
Transportation: pay 30.9% less in Niagara Falls
Housing: pay 20.9% more in Niagara Falls
Childcare: pay 24.3% less in Niagara Falls
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.7% less in Niagara Falls
Clothing: pay 9.8% less in Niagara Falls

The cost of restaurants and housing in Niagara Falls are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Niagara Falls. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Niagara Falls.

Niagara Falls vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Niagara Falls instead of Hong Kong, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 80.2% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Niagara Falls
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$17.94 CA$24.72	+126.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$12.38 CA$17.06	+92.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.13 CA$2.93	+53.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.65 CA$2.27	+48.3%
Average			+80.2%

Hong Kong vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 6.8% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Niagara Falls
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$2.40 CA$3.31	+9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$6.37 CA$8.78	-48.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$7.51 CA$10.35	-36.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$3.27 CA$4.51	-6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$5.07 CA$6.99	+4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.98 CA$2.72	+26.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.50 CA$0.69	-53.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.50 CA$2.07	-7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.63 CA$2.24	+17.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.07 CA$1.47	-3.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$1.31 CA$1.80	+23.5%
Average			-6.8%

Hong Kong vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 30.9% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Niagara Falls
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$3.97 CA$5.48	-66.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$61.50 CA$84.74	-8.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$24,382.26 CA$33,597.54	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$12.88 CA$17.75	-11.3%
Average			-30.9%

Hong Kong vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 20.9% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Niagara Falls
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$65.66 CA$90.48	+195.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$1,275.41 CA$1,757.45	-45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$1,076.38 CA$1,483.20	-36.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$123.47 CA$170.13	-30.5%
Average			+20.9%

Hong Kong vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 24.3% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Niagara Falls
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$735.53 CA$1,013.52	-29.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$17,939.74 CA$24,720.07	-19.4%
Average			-24.3%

Hong Kong vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Niagara Falls
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$5.74 CA$7.91	-11.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$3.71 CA$5.11	-29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$11.84 CA$16.32	-9.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$19.73 CA$27.19	-75.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$8.61 CA$11.87	-33.0%
Average			-31.7%

Hong Kong vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 9.8% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Niagara Falls
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$70.30 CA$96.87	-5.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$53.33 CA$73.49	+26.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$73.19 CA$100.86	-20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$85.39 CA$117.67	-40.2%
Average			-9.8%

Hong Kong vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Hong Kong vs.

Wellington

Hong Kong vs.

Singapore

Hong Kong vs.

Ottawa

Hong Kong vs.

Beijing

Hong Kong vs.

London

Hong Kong vs.

Prague

Hong Kong vs.

Hanoi

Hong Kong vs.

Berlin

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Hong Kong vs. Canada. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Hong Kong and Canada.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Hong Kong

Add prices for Niagara Falls

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Niagara Falls or Hong Kong. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.