Can Tho vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Can Tho	Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$469	$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1614	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$164	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$542
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.8	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	18	69
😀 Quality of life	32	69
🏙️ Population	1.25M	10.5M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 31% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8809th and 7055th ($469 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 7844th and 3115th 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	$1.63	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.66	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.65%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7276	$21927

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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 Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623