Abu Dhabi vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$1218
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$53.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	51	20
😀 Quality of life	85	43
🏙️ Population	1.57M	3.21M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 354% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 1859th and 8867th ($2070 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.3 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 14th in Vietnam, while ranked 447th and 7544th 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	$9.29	$1.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$0.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$29.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$45.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	8.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$2631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$9.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$5.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$6966

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$519
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$523
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$514
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$535
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$526
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$762
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$525
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$587
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$506
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$652
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$575
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$541
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$768
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$846
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$874
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$782
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$845