Beijing vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1565
🏠 One person rent	$575	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$164
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	18
😀 Quality of life	75	32
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.25M

The cost of living in Beijing is 124% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 5387th and 8845th ($1016 vs $454) 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 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Can Tho ranked 17th in Vietnam, while ranked 989th and 7871st 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	$3.86	$1.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$9.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$2437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$9.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$1.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$22.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$5.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$7085

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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