Can Tho vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$1155
🏠 One person rent	$155	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$256
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$238
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	20	76
😀 Quality of life	43	58
🏙️ Population	3.21M	16.8M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 5% less expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8848th and 8770th ($455 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 0.5 months in Dhaka. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 7506th and 6105th 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	$1.24	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$17
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$2391

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296