Can Tho vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$1647
🏠 One person rent	$156	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$917
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	18	94
😀 Quality of life	37	75
🏙️ Population	1.25M	20.9M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 31% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 8893rd and 7530th ($439 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 114th 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 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 8088th and 1800th 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	$1.14	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$11647

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560