Bandung vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bandung	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$534	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1291	$1164
🏠 One person rent	$212	$156
🏘️ Family rent	$328	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.1	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$160
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	80	18
😀 Quality of life	61	37
🏙️ Population	2.88M	1.25M

The cost of living in Bandung is 22% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 8422nd and 8893rd ($534 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 35th in Indonesia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Bandung ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Can Tho ranked 19th in Vietnam, while ranked 5755th and 8088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Can Tho

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	Bandung	Can Tho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.52	$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.98	$23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.59	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$247	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.26%	9.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$916	$2276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$402	$1278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$8.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.4	$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.73	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.6	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.04	$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$25.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$5.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.7	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7422	$6824

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Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$490
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$561
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$480
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$400
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$523
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$699
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$488
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$567
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$665
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$482
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$478
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$517
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$511
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$488
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$429
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$422
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$409
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$456
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$447
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$440
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$411
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$390
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$413
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$409
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$384
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$457
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$470
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$461
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$444
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$413
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1134
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$489

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