Can Tho vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$1387
🏠 One person rent	$156	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$350
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$61.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$858
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	18	71
😀 Quality of life	37	56
🏙️ Population	1.25M	9.07M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 21% less expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 8893rd and 8224th ($439 vs $557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 336th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Changchun ranked 52nd in China, while ranked 8088th and 6189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Changchun

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	Can Tho	Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$290
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	5.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$4009
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$7.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$8358

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$548
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$553
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$532
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$521
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$566
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$517
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$570
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$539
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$519
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$518
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$521
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$543
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$564
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$521
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$655
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$537
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$470
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$518
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$564
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$541
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$501
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$554
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$588
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$518
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$599
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$434
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$492
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$499
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$649
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$489
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$509
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532