Can Tho vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$2678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$6655
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1596
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$2946
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$4876
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	18	100
😀 Quality of life	32	95
🏙️ Population	1.25M	2.75M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 83% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 8845th and 529th ($454 vs $2678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 483rd 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 1.8 months in Chicago. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 7871st and 23rd 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	$1.58	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$90.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$3729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$2474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$2689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$29.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$2114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$24502

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$512
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$514
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$526
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$494
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$721
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$596
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$507
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$577
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$634
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$644
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$677
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$573
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$535
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$781
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$777

Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371