Can Tho vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$4212
🏠 One person rent	$159	$947
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$491
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$3148
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	18	92
😀 Quality of life	32	96
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.09M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 74% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 8845th and 2551st ($454 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 24th 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 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 7871st and 12th 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	$1.58	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$4.67
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$1902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$6163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$2.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$15595

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772