Can Tho vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Can Tho	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$463	$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$1978
🏠 One person rent	$160	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$205	$457
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	18	66
😀 Quality of life	36	66
🏙️ Population	1.24M	10.4M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 34% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 8716th and 6786th ($463 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in Vietnam.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Ranked 20th vs 1st best cities to live in Vietnam, and 7738th vs 4217th 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	$1.62	$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.65	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.01	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$813	$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2548	$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1293	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.42	$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2	$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.58	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.44	$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7317	$16779

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$515
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$509
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$518
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$516
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$694
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$520
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$702
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$550
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$479
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$534
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$569
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$566
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$553
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$512
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$521
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$628
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$526
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$587
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$614
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$539
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$619
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$518
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$653
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$665
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$642
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$702

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$550
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$479
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$534
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$694
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$515
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$463
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$509
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$522
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$711
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$566
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$553
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$518
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$516
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$512
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$520
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$526
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$569
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$628
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$554
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$587
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$518
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$539
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$614
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$436
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$619
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$547
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$422
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$653
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$665
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518