Bucharest vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$1743
🏠 One person rent	$449	$160
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$769
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	76	18
😀 Quality of life	77	36
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.24M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 107% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 5593rd and 8716th ($961 vs $463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 36th in Romania and Vietnam, respectively. Check Romania vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Can Tho ranked 20th in Vietnam, while ranked 703rd and 7738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Can Tho

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	Bucharest	Can Tho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.66	$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$3.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$110
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$2548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$1293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$7.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$7317

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$515
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$509
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$518
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$516
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$694
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$520
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$702
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$550
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$479
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$534
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$569
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$566
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$553
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$512
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$521
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$628
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$526
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$587
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$614
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$539
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$619
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$518
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$653
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$665
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$642
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$702