Can Tho vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Can Tho	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$463	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$2255
🏠 One person rent	$160	$333
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$834
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$205	$1117
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	18	97
😀 Quality of life	36	75
🏙️ Population	1.24M	18.7M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 38% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8716th and 6607th ($463 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Can Tho ranked 20th best city to live in Vietnam vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7738th and 955th 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	$1.62	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.65	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.01	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$813	$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2548	$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1293	$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.42	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2	$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.58	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.44	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7317	$18235

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$515
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$509
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$518
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$516
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$694
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$520
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$702
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$550
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$479
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$534
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$569
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$566
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$553
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$512
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$521
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$628
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$526
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$587
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$614
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$539
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$619
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$518
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$653
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$665
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$642
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$702

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$575
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$589
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$812
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$781
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$481
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$618
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$816
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1565
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$837
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$830
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2410
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$891
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$856
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$876
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$824
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$774
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1083
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$785
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$831
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$857
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$752
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$738
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$799
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$716
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$806
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$812
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$735
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$525
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$584
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$596
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$611
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$620