Can Tho vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$2449
🏠 One person rent	$156	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1621
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	18	83
😀 Quality of life	37	67
🏙️ Population	1.25M	225K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 52% less expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 8893rd and 6149th ($439 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 9th in Vietnam and Taiwan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Taiwan 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 Changhua. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Changhua ranked 13th in Taiwan, while ranked 8088th and 4895th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Changhua

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	Can Tho	Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$4.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$626
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$82.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	2.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$7132
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$7.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$6.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$51
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$13.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$18881

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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 Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$894
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$894
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$695
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$914
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$868
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$942
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$894
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1135
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$802
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1313
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$854
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$1030
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$615
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$634
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$621
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$901
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$707
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$628
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$628
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$671
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$697
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$616
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$454
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$700
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$451
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$753
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$579
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$600
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$677
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$696
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$666
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$650