Can Tho vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Can Tho	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$463	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$160	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$440
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$205	$883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	18	94
😀 Quality of life	36	73
🏙️ Population	1.24M	20.9M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 28% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 8716th and 7269th ($463 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 196th 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 20th best city to live in Vietnam vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 7738th and 1633rd 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	$1.62	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.65	$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.01	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$813	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2548	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1293	$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.42	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2	$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.58	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.44	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7317	$18347

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$515
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$509
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$518
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$516
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$694
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$520
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$702
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$550
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$479
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$534
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$569
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$566
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$553
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$512
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$521
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$628
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$526
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$587
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$614
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$539
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$619
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$518
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$653
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$665
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$642
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$702

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$611
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$608
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$594
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$578
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$598
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$603
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$625
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$562
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$615
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$535
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$619
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$596
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$530
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$589
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$548
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$545
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$597
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$625
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$435
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$525
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$620
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$564
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$566
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$554
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$559
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$566
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$568
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$593
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$576
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$570
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$580
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$587