Can Tho vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$2530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$5679
🏠 One person rent	$155	$1644
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$2706
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$638
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$4225
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	20	49
😀 Quality of life	43	93
🏙️ Population	3.21M	608K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 82% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 8848th and 852nd ($455 vs $2530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 5th in Vietnam and Australia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 1.7 months in Gold Coast. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Gold Coast ranked 5th in Australia, while ranked 7506th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Gold Coast

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	Can Tho	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$7.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$2097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	5.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$8667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$5294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$5.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$25.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$77.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$2112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$9318

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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	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$530
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$506
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$721
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$517
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$726
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$522
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$414
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$503
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$776
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$493
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$563
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$528
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$668
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$718
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$601
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$540
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$724
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$809
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$839
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$735
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913