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Hoi An vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Hoi An is 57.2% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 77.5% less in Hoi An
Groceries: pay 52.4% less in Hoi An
Transportation: pay 35.3% less in Hoi An
Housing: pay 73.0% less in Hoi An
Childcare: pay 44.2% less in Hoi An
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.9% less in Hoi An
Clothing: pay 43.9% less in Hoi An

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, childcare, and clothing are lower in Hoi An.

Hoi An vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hoi An instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 77.5% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Hoi An
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.55	$1.70 ₫44,396	-90.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.02	$3.79 ₫98,658	-65.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.73	$0.54 ₫13,979	-73.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.13	$0.30 ₫7,870	-80.6%
Average			-77.5%

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pay 52.4% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Hoi An
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.72	$0.91 ₫23,678	-66.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$7.98	$6.16 ₫160K	+5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.81	$5.28 ₫138K	-39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.80	$1.43 ₫37,227	-59.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.84	$1.70 ₫44,303	-70.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.61	$1.17 ₫30,580	-38.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.82	$0.40 ₫10,442	-33.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.22	$0.43 ₫11,188	-73.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.27	$0.48 ₫12,381	-71.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.51	$0.50 ₫13,146	-54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$1.99	$0.37 ₫9,696	-74.5%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 35.3% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Hoi An
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.53	$3.23 ₫84,217	-20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$132.56	$3.79 ₫98,658	-96.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,363.53	$32,220.42 ₫839M	+31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.23	$6.40 ₫167K	-56.8%
Average			-35.3%

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pay 73.0% less for housing

	Ottawa	Hoi An
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.14	$7.58 ₫197K	-84.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$1,982.52	$391.43 ₫10M	-73.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,677.01	$333.34 ₫9M	-72.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$162.32	$46.35 ₫1M	-61.0%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 44.2% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Hoi An
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,075.74	$151.52 ₫4M	-80.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,500.92	$14,558.55 ₫379M	-7.6%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 73.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Hoi An
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.86	$1.14 ₫29,598	-80.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.11	$1.56 ₫40,648	-58.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.67	$1.14 ₫29,598	-91.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$60.88	$15.15 ₫395K	-66.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.73	$2.84 ₫73,994	-73.7%
Average			-73.9%

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pay 43.9% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Hoi An
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.10	$22.73 ₫592K	-57.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.11	$15.15 ₫395K	-61.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$118.88	$53.03 ₫1M	-39.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$126.81	$75.76 ₫2M	-18.5%
Average			-43.9%

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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: March 2026

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