Can Tho vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$159	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	18	72
😀 Quality of life	32	54
🏙️ Population	1.25M	16.8M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 6% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8845th and 8899th ($454 vs $430) 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 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 7871st and 5971st 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	$1.58	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$1681

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$512
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$514
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$526
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$494
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$721
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$596
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$507
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$577
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$634
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$644
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$677
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$573
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$535
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$781
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$777

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314