Abu Dhabi vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1565
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$164
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	18
😀 Quality of life	83	32
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.25M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 303% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 2320th and 8845th ($1828 vs $454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 35th in the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Can Tho ranked 17th in Vietnam, while ranked 438th and 7871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Can Tho

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	Abu Dhabi	Can Tho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$1.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$9.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$2437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$9.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$1.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$22.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$5.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$7085

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$512
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$514
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$526
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$494
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$721
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$596
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$507
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$577
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$634
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$644
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$677
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$573
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$535
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$781
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$777