Can Tho vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$2062
🏠 One person rent	$159	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$748
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$323
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	18	44
😀 Quality of life	32	41
🏙️ Population	1.25M	4.72M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 44% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8845th and 6399th ($454 vs $811) 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 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 7871st and 6871st 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	$1.58	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$551
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	19.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$3163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$5427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$21.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$39.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$19371

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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 Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650