Can Tho vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$155	$1742
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$3071
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$923
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	20	100
😀 Quality of life	43	80
🏙️ Population	3.21M	7.41M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 83% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8848th and 640th ($455 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 7506th and 676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Hong Kong

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	Can Tho	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$22758

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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	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$530
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$506
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$721
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$517
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$726
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$522
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$414
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$503
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$776
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$493
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$563
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$528
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$668
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$718
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$601
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$540
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$724
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$809
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$839
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$735
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$995
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$678
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1734
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$548
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$694
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$873
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$785
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$954
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$627
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$858
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$777
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$801
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$908
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$600
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$793
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$474
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$682
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$828
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$766
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$797
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$802
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$778
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$758
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$739
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$751
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$729
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$711
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$714
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$892
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$528
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$620