Busan vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$1565
🏠 One person rent	$390	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$164
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	18
😀 Quality of life	89	32
🏙️ Population	3.45M	1.25M

The cost of living in Busan is 133% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 5092nd and 8845th ($1060 vs $454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 35th in South Korea and Vietnam, respectively. Check South Korea vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Can Tho ranked 17th in Vietnam, while ranked 201st and 7871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Can Tho

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	Busan	Can Tho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$1.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$9.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$2437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$9.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$1.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$22.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$5.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$7085

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1075
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$998
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1059
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$983
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1054
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$995
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$903
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$988
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$989
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$992
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$977
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1059
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$987
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$902
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$880
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1000
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$979
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$854
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1101
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$964
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$891
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$916
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$913
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$921
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$919
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$910
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$895
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$992
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$970

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