Can Tho vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$1562
🏠 One person rent	$155	$280
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	39
😀 Quality of life	43	59
🏙️ Population	3.21M	1.85M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 30% less expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 8848th and 7639th ($455 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 19th in Vietnam and the Philippines, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 0.3 months in Davao. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Davao ranked 5th in the Philippines, while ranked 7506th and 5957th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Davao

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	Can Tho	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	8.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$1679
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$2.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$10.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$2.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$7822

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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 Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$564
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$571
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$532
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$404
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$562
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$363
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$530
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$564
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$576
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$441
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$502
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$565
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$491
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$509
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$682
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$705
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$711
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$664
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$614
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$560
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$616
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$596
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$599
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$599
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$552
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$495
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$526
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$412
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$423
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$810
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$560
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$552
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$421
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$497
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$421
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$605