Can Tho vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$159	$240
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$863
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	18	94
😀 Quality of life	32	72
🏙️ Population	1.25M	20.9M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 27% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 8845th and 7421st ($454 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 164th 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 Chengdu. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Chengdu ranked 9th in China, while ranked 7871st and 1890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Chengdu

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	Can Tho	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.58	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$11550

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574