Can Tho vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Can Tho	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$463	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$160	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$205	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	18	72
😀 Quality of life	36	57
🏙️ Population	1.24M	16.8M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 2% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8716th and 8745th ($463 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in Vietnam and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Can Tho ranked 20th best city to live in Vietnam vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 7738th and 5727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Dhaka

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	Can Tho	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.62	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.65	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.01	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$813	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2548	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1293	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.42	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.58	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.44	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7317	$1449

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$515
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$509
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$518
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$516
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$694
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$520
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$702
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$550
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$479
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$534
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$569
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$566
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$553
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$512
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$521
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$628
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$526
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$587
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$614
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$539
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$619
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$518
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$653
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$665
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$642
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$702

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323