Can Tho vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$158	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	20	76
😀 Quality of life	43	57
🏙️ Population	3.21M	16.8M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 5% less expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8867th and 8803rd ($456 vs $481) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 7544th and 6218th 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	$1.16	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$2100

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307