Can Tho vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$4167
🏠 One person rent	$159	$918
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$1517
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$3006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	18	78
😀 Quality of life	32	95
🏙️ Population	1.25M	676K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 75% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 8845th and 2353rd ($454 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd in Vietnam and Finland, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Finland 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 Helsinki. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 7871st and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Helsinki

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	Can Tho	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.58	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$8.29
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$1796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$1297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$99.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$8076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$4860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$9361

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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 Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045