Can Tho vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1821
🏠 One person rent	$159	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$440
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$754
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	18	95
😀 Quality of life	32	70
🏙️ Population	1.25M	9.5M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 26% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8845th and 7543rd ($454 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 199th 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 1.2 months in Foshan. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Foshan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 7871st and 2601st 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	$1.58	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1806
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$18096

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$512
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$514
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$526
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$494
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$721
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$596
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$507
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$577
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$634
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$644
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$677
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$573
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$535
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$781
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$777

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642