Bali vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bali	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2474	$1212
🏠 One person rent	$724	$155
🏘️ Family rent	$1294	$262
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$225	$159
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	37	20
😀 Quality of life	61	43
🏙️ Population	4.36M	3.21M

The cost of living in Bali is 145% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 4961st and 8848th ($1115 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Indonesia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.3 months in Can Tho. Bali ranked 9th best city to live in Indonesia vs Can Tho ranked 15th in Vietnam, while ranked 5831st and 7506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Can Tho

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	Bali	Can Tho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$1.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$3.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$1.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$589	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1661	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1083	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$29.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	8.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2154	$3041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1985	$1724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.26	$9.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.6	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.86	$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.5	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5255	$6876

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$493
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$387
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$450
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$437
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$358
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$386
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$520
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$402
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$416
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$428
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$419
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$566
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$381
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$400
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$490
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$452
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$486
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$446
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$457
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$470
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$458
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$494
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$502
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$482
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$468
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$556
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$551
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$468
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$515
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$530
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$466
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$376
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$627
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$516

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