Can Tho vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1930
🏠 One person rent	$158	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$340
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	20	67
😀 Quality of life	43	69
🏙️ Population	3.21M	14M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 40% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 8867th and 6919th ($456 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Ranked 14th vs 1st best cities to live in Vietnam, and 7544th vs 4450th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Can Tho	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$14995

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$519
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$523
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$514
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$535
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$526
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$762
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$525
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$587
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$506
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$652
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$575
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$541
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$768
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$846
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$874
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$782
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$845

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$525
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$519
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$456
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$514
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$523
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$760
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$506
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$535
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$572
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$526
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$587
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$652
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$541
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$679
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$575
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$763
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$410
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$768
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$613
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$660
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$380
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$846
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$874
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610