Can Tho vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$1882
🏠 One person rent	$156	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$752
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	18	69
😀 Quality of life	37	72
🏙️ Population	1.25M	10.5M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 34% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8893rd and 7341st ($439 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 78th 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 20th in China, while ranked 8088th and 3389th 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	$1.14	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.27
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$30
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$21416

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598