Can Tho vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Can Tho	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$469	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1614	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$164	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.8	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$282
😷 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 9% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8809th and 8916th ($469 vs $428) 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 0.7 months in Dhaka. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 7844th and 5968th 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	$1.63	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.66	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.65%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7276	$1444

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$521
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$529
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$516
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$534
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$515
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$689
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$525
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$744
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$541
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$445
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$512
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$516
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$531
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$515
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$626
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$521
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$630
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$697
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$533
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$549
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$703
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$773
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$800
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$745
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$806

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317