Can Tho vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$159	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$744
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$439
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	18	71
😀 Quality of life	32	62
🏙️ Population	1.25M	8.44M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 30% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8845th and 7236th ($454 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd in Vietnam.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Ranked 17th vs 2nd best cities to live in Vietnam, and 7871st vs 4848th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Hanoi

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	Can Tho	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.58	$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$12394

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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 Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$554
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$592
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$591
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$582
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$569
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$549
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$642
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1161
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$702
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$571
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$575
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$771
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1163
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$763
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$611
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$543
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$579
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$761
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$756
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$604
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$393