Amsterdam vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$1218
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$53.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$160
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	20
😀 Quality of life	96	43
🏙️ Population	921K	3.21M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 602% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 126th and 8867th ($3203 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in the Netherlands and Vietnam, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Can Tho ranked 14th in Vietnam, while ranked 13th and 7544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Can Tho

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	Amsterdam	Can Tho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$1.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$0.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$29.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$45.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	8.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$2631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$9.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$5.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$6966

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

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