Can Tho vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1248
🏠 One person rent	$158	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$369
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$27.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$120
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	11
😀 Quality of life	43	33
🏙️ Population	3.21M	222K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 13% less expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 8867th and 8580th ($456 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and East Timor, respectively. Check Vietnam vs East Timor comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.2 months in Dili. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 7544th and 8642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Dili

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	Can Tho	Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	12.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$3757

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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 Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$513
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$514
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$512
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$527
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$491
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$498
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$506
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1861
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$593
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$510
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$493
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$509
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$409
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$437
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$437
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$537
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$506
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$440
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$432
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$822
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$496
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1175
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$588
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$494
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$560
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$537
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$476
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$459
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$549
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$379
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$408
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$419
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$439
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$453
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$445
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$520
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$405