Can Tho vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$159	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$991
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	18	93
😀 Quality of life	32	66
🏙️ Population	1.25M	9.37M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 27% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8845th and 7405th ($454 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 160th 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 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 7871st and 3963rd 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	$1.58	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$8278

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665