Can Tho vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$158	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	20	35
😀 Quality of life	43	46
🏙️ Population	3.21M	948K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 38% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8867th and 7063rd ($456 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Tajikistan 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 Dushanbe. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 7544th and 7083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Dushanbe

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	Can Tho	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$6746

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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 Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$653
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$553
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$484
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$590
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$635
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$585
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$454
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$609
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$619
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$513
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$827
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$679
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$653
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$736
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$457
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$447
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$436
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$562
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$473
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$368
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$621
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$477
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$533
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$521
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$369
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$505
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$433
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$425
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$323
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$370
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423