Almaty vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Almaty	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2459	$1212
🏠 One person rent	$531	$155
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$262
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.1	$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$776	$159
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	52	20
😀 Quality of life	70	43
🏙️ Population	2.23M	3.21M

The cost of living in Almaty is 123% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 5468th and 8848th ($1014 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Kazakhstan and Vietnam, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.3 months in Can Tho. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Can Tho ranked 15th in Vietnam, while ranked 3901st and 7506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Can Tho

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	Almaty	Can Tho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.96	$1.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$3.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$1.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$648	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1197	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$768	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$29.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.3	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.05%	8.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$3041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1284	$1724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$9.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.13	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$3.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.81	$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10616	$6876

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Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$899
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$656
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$876
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$636
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$500
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$789
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$601
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$646
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$521
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$579
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$555
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$514
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$687
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$518
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$488
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$572
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$570
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$471
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$513
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$572
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$669
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$688
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$587
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$610
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$759
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$608
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$614
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$842
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$599
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$535
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$583
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$500
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$622
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$576
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$549
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$519
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$712

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	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$530
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$506
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$721
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$517
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$726
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$522
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$414
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$503
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$776
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$493
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$563
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$528
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$668
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$718
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$601
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$540
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$724
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$809
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$839
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$735
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812