Can Tho vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1580
🏠 One person rent	$158	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$482
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	39
😀 Quality of life	43	60
🏙️ Population	3.21M	1.85M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 31% less expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 8867th and 7528th ($456 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 18th 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 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Davao ranked 5th in the Philippines, while ranked 7544th and 5960th 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	$1.16	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	8.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$1952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$8.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$2.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$7818

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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	$514
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$535
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$526
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$762
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$525
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$587
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$506
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$652
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$575
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$541
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$768
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$846
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$874
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$782
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$845

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$579
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$579
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$553
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$420
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$575
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$378
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$525
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$578
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$566
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$453
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$641
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$503
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$540
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$488
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$673
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$530
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$729
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$717
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$796
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$738
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$698
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$632
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$606
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$605
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$603
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$630
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$554
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$466
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$547
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$432
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$440
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$835
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$572
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$579
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$437
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$519
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$437
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$634