Can Tho vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$5509
🏠 One person rent	$156	$1723
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$3020
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$4067
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	18	65
😀 Quality of life	37	91
🏙️ Population	1.25M	3.94M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 83% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8893rd and 848th ($439 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd in Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8088th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Dubai

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	Can Tho	Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$12.9
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$15029

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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 Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1419
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2521
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1228
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1449
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1078
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$792
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1849
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1081
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1770
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$529
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$568
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$534
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1237
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1201
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1230
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$557
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$908
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$573
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1008
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$553
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$873
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$530
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$624
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$930
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$477
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$463
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$808
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$545
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$483