Amsterdam vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1565
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$164
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	18
😀 Quality of life	95	32
🏙️ Population	921K	1.25M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 515% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 331st and 8845th ($2791 vs $454) 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 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Can Tho ranked 17th in Vietnam, while ranked 29th and 7871st 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	$1.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$9.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$2437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$9.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$22.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$5.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$7085

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$512
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$514
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$526
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$494
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$721
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$596
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$507
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$577
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$634
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$644
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$677
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$573
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$535
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$781
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$777