Can Tho vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Can Tho	Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$463	$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$160	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$367
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$205	$838
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	18	69
😀 Quality of life	36	71
🏙️ Population	1.24M	10.5M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 21% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8716th and 7769th ($463 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 350th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.4 months in Dongguan. Can Tho ranked 20th best city to live in Vietnam vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 7738th and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Dongguan

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	Can Tho	Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.62	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.65	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.01	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$813	$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2548	$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1293	$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.42	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2	$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.58	$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$49
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.44	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7317	$16599

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$515
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$509
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$518
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$516
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$694
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$520
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$702
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$550
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$479
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$534
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$569
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$566
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$553
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$512
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$521
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$628
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$526
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$587
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$614
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$539
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$619
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$518
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$653
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$665
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$642
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$702

Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$742
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$575
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$837
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$812
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$618
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2410
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1565
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$781
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$891
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$816
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1083
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$830
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$856
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$876
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$774
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$738
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$824
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$785
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$716
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$588
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$752
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$831
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$857
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$806
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$735
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$525
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$584
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$530
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$596
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$611