Can Tho vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$2799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$6454
🏠 One person rent	$156	$1702
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$2727
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$702
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$5210
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	18	100
😀 Quality of life	37	97
🏙️ Population	1.25M	2.75M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 84% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 8893rd and 394th ($439 vs $2799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 338th in Vietnam and the United States, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.9 months in Chicago. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8088th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Chicago

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	Can Tho	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1993
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$1414
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$3215
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$2313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	6.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$3645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$2499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$16.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$68.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$2032
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$23423

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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 Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426