Amsterdam vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1164
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$156
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$160
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	18
😀 Quality of life	96	37
🏙️ Population	921K	1.25M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 610% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 143rd and 8893rd ($3118 vs $439) 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 19th in Vietnam, while ranked 31st and 8088th 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	$21.3	$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	9.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$2276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$8.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$25.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$5.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$6824

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

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