Can Tho vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Can Tho	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$469	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1614	$2294
🏠 One person rent	$164	$333
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.8	$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$1294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	18	97
😀 Quality of life	32	75
🏙️ Population	1.25M	18.7M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 39% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8809th and 6602nd ($469 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7844th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Guangzhou

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	Can Tho	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.63	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.66	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.65%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7276	$15919

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$521
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$529
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$516
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$534
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$515
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$689
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$525
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$744
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$541
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$445
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$512
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$516
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$531
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$515
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$626
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$521
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$630
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$697
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$533
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$549
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$703
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$773
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$800
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$745
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$806

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671