Auckland vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1218
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$53.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$160
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	32	20
😀 Quality of life	89	43
🏙️ Population	1.47M	3.21M

The cost of living in Auckland is 373% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 1604th and 8867th ($2156 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 35th in New Zealand and Vietnam, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Can Tho ranked 14th in Vietnam, while ranked 240th and 7544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Can Tho

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	Auckland	Can Tho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$1.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$0.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$29.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$45.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	8.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$9.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$5.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$6966

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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