Bangkok vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1565
🏠 One person rent	$416	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$164
😷 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 107% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 5822nd and 8845th ($941 vs $454) 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 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Can Tho ranked 17th in Vietnam, while ranked 1221st and 7871st 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	$2.97	$1.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$9.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$2437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$9.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$1.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$22.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$5.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$7085

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$512
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$514
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$526
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$494
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$721
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$596
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$507
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$577
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$634
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$644
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$677
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$573
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$535
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$781
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$777