Can Tho vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$5210
🏠 One person rent	$156	$1465
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$2028
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$4795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	18	91
😀 Quality of life	37	92
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.3M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 82% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 8893rd and 948th ($439 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 834th 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 2 months in Dallas. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Dallas ranked 37th in the United States, while ranked 8088th and 136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Dallas

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	Can Tho	Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$70.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1516
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$2176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$1639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$3818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$2456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$1152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$24402

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2133
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2183
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2176
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2497
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2315
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2199
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2162
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2135
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2340
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2381
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1856
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2268
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2139
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2212
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2140
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2038
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2133
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2246
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2143
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2302
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2568
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2336
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2369
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2136
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2108
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2140
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2216