Beijing vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$1212
🏠 One person rent	$648	$155
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$262
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$159
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	73	43
🏙️ Population	21.9M	3.21M

The cost of living in Beijing is 144% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 4987th and 8848th ($1108 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 35th in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.3 months in Can Tho. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Can Tho ranked 15th in Vietnam, while ranked 2361st and 7506th 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	$4.47	$1.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$3.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$1.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$29.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	8.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$3041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$1724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$9.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$6876

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$519
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$523
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$530
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$506
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$721
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$517
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$726
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$522
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$414
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$503
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$776
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$493
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$563
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$528
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$668
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$718
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$601
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$540
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$724
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$809
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$839
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$735
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812