Can Tho vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$4775
🏠 One person rent	$158	$1083
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$1841
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$3654
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	20	92
😀 Quality of life	43	96
🏙️ Population	3.21M	1.09M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 77% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 8867th and 2067th ($456 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 12th in Vietnam and Germany, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Germany 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 Cologne. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 7544th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Cologne

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	Can Tho	Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$5.6
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$57
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$97
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$22470

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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	$514
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$535
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$526
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$762
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$525
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$587
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$506
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$652
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$575
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$541
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$768
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$846
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$874
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$782
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$845

Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1740
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1711
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1722
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1694
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1731
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1689
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1759
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1700
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1686
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1708
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1663
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1738
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1908
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1673
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1663
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1661
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1640
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1670
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1609
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1601
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1668
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1620
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1653
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1676
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1944