Brisbane vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$1565
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$164
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	18
😀 Quality of life	97	32
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.25M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 344% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 1792nd and 8845th ($2016 vs $454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 35th in Australia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Australia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Can Tho ranked 17th in Vietnam, while ranked 7th and 7871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Can Tho

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	Brisbane	Can Tho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$1.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$9.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$2437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$9.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$1.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$22.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$5.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$7085

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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