Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

compared to

Canada

Canada vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 26.2% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.8% more in Canada
Groceries: pay 18.8% less in Canada
Transportation: pay 48.1% less in Canada
Housing: pay 36.4% less in Canada
Childcare: pay 38.3% less in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.6% less in Canada
Clothing: pay 9.0% less in Canada

Expenses including transportation, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Canada. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Canada.

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Canada vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canada instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 77.8% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.28 HK$65.00	$17.02 CA$24.10	+105.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 HK$50.00	$10.30 CA$14.58	+61.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 HK$10.24	$2.01 CA$2.84	+53.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.59	$1.64 CA$2.32	+49.6%
Average			+77.8%

Hong Kong vs. Canada - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.8% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 HK$18.59	$2.51 CA$3.56	+6.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.52 HK$98.23	$5.21 CA$7.37	-58.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 HK$86.91	$8.08 CA$11.44	-27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.47 HK$27.20	$3.50 CA$4.95	+0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 HK$31.06	$5.39 CA$7.62	+36.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 HK$14.70	$1.80 CA$2.54	-4.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 HK$9.78	$0.63 CA$0.90	-49.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.09 HK$16.41	$1.65 CA$2.34	-21.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 HK$14.11	$1.77 CA$2.50	-1.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 HK$11.25	$1.15 CA$1.63	-19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 HK$11.31	$1.08 CA$1.53	-24.8%
Average			-18.8%

Hong Kong vs. Canada - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.1% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.51 HK$121.73	$4.47 CA$6.33	-71.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.19 HK$700.01	$65.05 CA$92.09	-27.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,597.12 HK$350K	$27,172.47 CA$38,469.42	-39.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 HK$113.00	$15.38 CA$21.77	+6.8%
Average			-48.1%

Hong Kong vs. Canada - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.4% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.52 HK$168.90	$57.08 CA$80.80	+165.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	$1,206.12 CA$1,707.57	-45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	$1,084.12 CA$1,534.84	-35.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	$109.92 CA$155.62	-42.3%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 38.3% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	$708.00 CA$1,002.35	-39.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,295.74 HK$175K	$14,065.57 CA$19,913.32	-36.9%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.65 HK$60.00	$5.10 CA$7.22	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04 HK$39.56	$3.67 CA$5.19	-27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.38 HK$105.00	$13.41 CA$18.98	+0.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.07 HK$730.44	$42.22 CA$59.77	-54.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.70 HK$107.50	$11.12 CA$15.74	-18.8%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 9.0% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.63 HK$530.78	$53.28 CA$75.43	-21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.11 HK$322.62	$40.15 CA$56.84	-2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.54 HK$632.08	$86.30 CA$122.18	+7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.85 HK$940.64	$99.70 CA$141.15	-16.8%
Average			-9.0%

Hong Kong vs. Canada - Cost of clothing

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