Can Tho vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1727
🏠 One person rent	$159	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$504
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$796
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	18	95
😀 Quality of life	32	68
🏙️ Population	1.25M	10M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 21% less expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 8845th and 7932nd ($454 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 335th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 7871st and 3100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Changsha

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	Can Tho	Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.58	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$8619

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558