Can Tho vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$6527
🏠 One person rent	$155	$1714
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$2737
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$704
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$5090
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	20	100
😀 Quality of life	43	95
🏙️ Population	3.21M	2.75M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 84% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 8848th and 358th ($455 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 300th 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 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 7506th and 18th 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	$1.24	$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$84.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$2011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$1414
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$3203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$2316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$3899
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$2568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$3.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$17.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$1582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$27880

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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 Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2440
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2423
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2232
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2309
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2454
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2430
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2463
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2376
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2394
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2461
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2323
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2444
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2483
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2436
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2569
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2436
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2508
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2425
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1751
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2440
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2443
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2439
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2580
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1761
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2429
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2400
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2508
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2463
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2543
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2418
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2438
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2425
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2406
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2418
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1784
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2423
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2453