Abu Dhabi vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1164
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$156
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	18
😀 Quality of life	85	37
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.25M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 342% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 2187th and 8893rd ($1942 vs $439) 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 1.6 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 19th in Vietnam, while ranked 443rd and 8088th 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	$10.9	$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	9.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$2276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$1278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$8.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$25.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$6824

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812