Bucharest vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$1218
🏠 One person rent	$535	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$53.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	20
😀 Quality of life	84	43
🏙️ Population	1.72M	3.21M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 150% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 4935th and 8867th ($1138 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 35th in Romania and Vietnam, respectively. Check Romania vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Can Tho ranked 14th in Vietnam, while ranked 508th and 7544th 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	$11.9	$1.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$0.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$29.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$45.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	8.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$2631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$9.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$5.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$6966

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

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	$514
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$535
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$526
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$762
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$525
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$587
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$506
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$652
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$575
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$541
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$768
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$846
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$874
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$782
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$845