Can Tho vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$1947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$156	$972
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$616
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$3432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	18	78
😀 Quality of life	37	96
🏙️ Population	1.25M	687K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 77% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 8893rd and 2171st ($439 vs $1947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st 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 1.8 months in Helsinki. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 8088th and 30th 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	$1.14	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$8.72
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1053
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$832
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$1869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$1486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$9157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$5238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$81.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$13230

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1937
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1655
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1611
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1561
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1383
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1372
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1601
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1566
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1618
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1589
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1516
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$999
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1561
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1516
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1521
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1545
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1524
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1422
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1437
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1438
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1476
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$1064
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1503
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1184
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$1083
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$1041
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1353
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1363
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1174