Bangkok vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$1614
🏠 One person rent	$425	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	18
😀 Quality of life	74	32
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.25M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 112% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 5738th and 8809th ($994 vs $469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Thailand and Vietnam, respectively. Check Thailand vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Can Tho ranked 19th in Vietnam, while ranked 1355th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Can Tho

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	Bangkok	Can Tho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$1.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	9.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$1321
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$3.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$7276

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$521
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$529
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$516
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$534
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$515
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$689
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$525
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$744
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$541
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$445
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$512
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$516
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$531
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$515
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$626
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$521
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$630
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$697
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$533
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$549
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$703
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$773
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$800
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$745
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$806