Can Tho vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$633
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$1527
🏠 One person rent	$156	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$466
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$43.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$238
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	18	38
😀 Quality of life	37	59
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.78M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 31% less expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 8893rd and 7548th ($439 vs $633) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 22nd in Vietnam and the Philippines, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.4 months in Davao. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Davao ranked 6th in the Philippines, while ranked 8088th and 5976th 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	$1.14	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$95.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	9.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$1959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$7793

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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 Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$564
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$552
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$546
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$406
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$550
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$374
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$514
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$555
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$540
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$436
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$595
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$485
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$499
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$490
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$597
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$514
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$720
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$698
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$724
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$676
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$608
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$600
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$627
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$599
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$576
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$620
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$532
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$449
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$521
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$445
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$447
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$825
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$563
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$575
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$447
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$518
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$445
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$636