Canada
Compared with Hong Kong, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Hong Kong = 1×
Canada
vs
Hong Kong
Overall verdict
Canada is about 0.76× Hong Kong.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Hong Kong = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hong Kong. A bar running right means Canada is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, Big Mac costs 1.7× what it does in Hong Kong — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.73Canada
HK$43.22
CAD 7.7Hong Kong
HK$25.00
HKD 25
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.12Canada
HK$445.42
CAD 79.99Hong Kong
HK$399.00
HKD 399
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.91Canada
HK$6,287
CAD 1,129Hong Kong
HK$6,899
HKD 6,899
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.67Canada
HK$0.96
USD 0.123Hong Kong
HK$1.44
USD 0.184
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.35Canada
HK$11.19
USD 1.426Hong Kong
HK$32.05
USD 4.086
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.34Canada
HK$12.08
USD 1.54Hong Kong
HK$35.12
USD 4.478
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.26Canada
HK$0.27
USD 0.034Hong Kong
HK$1.02
USD 0.13
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CAD
6.77 → 7.7
6.77 → 7.7
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+5%
in HKD
It rose 14% in local currency, but 5% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.
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