Beijing vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$1614
🏠 One person rent	$596	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	18
😀 Quality of life	77	32
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.25M

The cost of living in Beijing is 128% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 5141st and 8809th ($1067 vs $469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 35th in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Can Tho ranked 19th in Vietnam, while ranked 763rd and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Can Tho

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	Beijing	Can Tho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$1.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	9.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$1321
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$3.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$7276

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

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