Al Ain vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$1164
🏠 One person rent	$889	$156
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	38	18
😀 Quality of life	82	37
🏙️ Population	767K	1.25M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 230% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 4123rd and 8893rd ($1449 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Can Tho ranked 19th in Vietnam, while ranked 588th and 8088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Can Tho

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	Al Ain	Can Tho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	9.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$2276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$1278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$8.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$25.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$5.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$6824

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$792
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1078
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1081
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1849
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1770
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$573
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$530
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$568
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1201
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1237
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$529
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1230
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$534
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$624
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$557
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$908
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1008
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$873
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$553
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$930
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$530
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$453
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$477
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$503
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$808
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$817
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$463
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$545

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