Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 10.6% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 86.3% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.67
|
$20.55
CA$27.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.79
|
$10.82
CA$14.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
$2.40
CA$3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.82
|
$2.80
CA$3.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.87
|
$7.33
CA$9.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.33
|
$8.50
CA$11.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.12
|
$3.17
CA$4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.85
|
$5.57
CA$7.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
$1.90
CA$2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.61
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
$1.80
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.41
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
$1.27
CA$1.72
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.55
|
$4.21
CA$5.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$497.64
|
$94.40
CA$128.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,571.55
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,866.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.49
|
$19.29
CA$26.19
|
|
pay 14.2% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.14
|
$53.74
CA$72.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,052.53
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,940.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,553.99
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,784.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.16
|
$137.00
CA$186.07
|
|
pay 4.5% more for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,220.77
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,416.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,051.60
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,487.31
|
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.72
|
$5.87
CA$7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.25
|
$3.87
CA$5.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
$12.48
CA$16.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.46
|
$48.45
CA$65.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
$11.01
CA$14.95
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.15
|
$60.17
CA$81.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$319.79
|
$48.38
CA$65.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.20
|
$104.51
CA$141.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,049.31
|
$113.29
CA$153.86
|
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