Can Tho vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$1006
🏠 One person rent	$155	$142
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$243
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$156
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	20	79
😀 Quality of life	43	65
🏙️ Population	3.21M	6.6M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 11% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8848th and 8947th ($455 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 15th in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 7506th and 5131st 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	$1.24	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$1792

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$519
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$523
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$530
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$506
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$721
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$517
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$726
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$522
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$414
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$503
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$776
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$493
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$563
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$528
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$668
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$718
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$601
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$540
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$724
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$809
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$839
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$735
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$306
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$232
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$302
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$322
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$320
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$348
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$339
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$317
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$283
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$507
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$290
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$339
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$325
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$331
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$274
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$303
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$273
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$265
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$330
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$328
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$317
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$290
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$332
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$280
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$342
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$313
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$359
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$255
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$247
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$271
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$250
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$264
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$259