Can Tho vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$156	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$792
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	18	97
😀 Quality of life	37	75
🏙️ Population	1.25M	18.7M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 42% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8893rd and 6838th ($439 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 8088th and 2100th 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	$1.14	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$14783

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$589
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$662
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$829
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$777
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$518
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$662
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$827
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$878
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1746
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$608
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$816
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2414
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$766
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$892
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$809
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$765
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$941
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$766
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$780
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$773
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$750
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$579
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$669
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$451
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$897
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$454
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$693
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$546
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$634
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$574
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$622
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$697
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$677