Can Tho vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Canberra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$2223
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$4990
🏠 One person rent	$158	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$2158
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$4087
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	30
😀 Quality of life	43	85
🏙️ Population	3.21M	381K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 79% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 8867th and 1443rd ($456 vs $2223) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 12th in Vietnam and Australia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.8 months in Canberra. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Canberra ranked 13th in Australia, while ranked 7544th and 479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Canberra

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	Can Tho	Canberra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$7.54
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$1150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$8609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$5425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$88.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$9.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$26.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$4.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$52.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$2023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$15408

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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

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766