Can Tho vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$1928
🏠 One person rent	$155	$334
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$567
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$103
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	46
😀 Quality of life	43	55
🏙️ Population	3.21M	4.72M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 38% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8848th and 7084th ($455 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and Tanzania, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 7506th and 6319th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Dar es Salaam

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	Can Tho	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$537
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	18.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$82.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$13482

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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 Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$586
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$546
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$417
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$533
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$611
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$495
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$563
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$540
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$618
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$415
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$807
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$463
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$448
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1196
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1511
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$522
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$543
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$532
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1196
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$559
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$613
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1167
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$549
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$933
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$513
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$524
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$494
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1132
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$603
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$489
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$624
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$452
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$573
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$688
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$531
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$690
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$688