Can Tho vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Can Tho	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1167	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$155	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$266	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$161	$1013
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	18	93
😀 Quality of life	34	67
🏙️ Population	1.25M	9.37M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 32% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8901st and 7522nd ($437 vs $641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 122nd 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Hefei ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 8033rd and 4196th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Hefei

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	Can Tho	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.42	$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	4.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2317	$3800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1248	$2264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.61	$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$3.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.9	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$27.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.29	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.9	$83.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.36	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.41	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.5	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6878	$9080

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$503
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$505
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$497
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$516
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$495
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$727
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$521
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$413
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$480
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$719
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$610
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$509
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$495
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$498
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$578
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$521
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$629
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$530
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$632
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$711
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$570
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$717
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$504
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$528
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$564
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$538
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$792
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$818
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$775
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$784
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$774
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$752
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$818

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$627
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$613
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$645
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$603
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$667
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$639
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$589
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$620
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$750
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$578
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$548
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$676
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$620
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$611
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$527
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$597
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$646
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$650
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$599
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$612
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$620
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$655
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$593
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$603
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$691
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$619
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$662
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$602
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$646
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$647
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$624
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$489
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665