Can Tho vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$884
🏠 One person rent	$155	$97.6
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$164
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	20	47
😀 Quality of life	43	56
🏙️ Population	3.21M	3.23M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 27% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8848th and 9042nd ($455 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd in Vietnam and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 0.8 months in Chittagong. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 7506th and 6271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Chittagong

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	Can Tho	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$55.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$4.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$5.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$1.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$8.08
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$1.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$35.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$1349

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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 Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339