Can Tho vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$2226
🏠 One person rent	$159	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$830
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$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 41% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8845th and 6548th ($454 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 31st 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 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7871st and 1055th 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	$1.58	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$19.2
🚕 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	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$14511

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650