Can Tho vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1771
🏠 One person rent	$158	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$388
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$780
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	20	93
😀 Quality of life	43	72
🏙️ Population	3.21M	9.5M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 25% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8867th and 7844th ($456 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 7544th and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Foshan

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	Can Tho	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$22493

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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 Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664