Can Tho vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$1065
🏠 One person rent	$156	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$272
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$321
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	18	78
😀 Quality of life	37	65
🏙️ Population	1.25M	6.6M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 0.4% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8893rd and 8898th ($439 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 17th in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 8088th and 5272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Chennai

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	Can Tho	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$1729

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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 Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286