Can Tho vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$2962
🏠 One person rent	$158	$832
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$1327
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$32.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$148
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	6
😀 Quality of life	43	46
🏙️ Population	3.21M	84.5K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 68% less expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 8867th and 4292nd ($456 vs $1422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd in Vietnam and the Solomon Islands, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the Solomon Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.1 months in Honiara. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 7544th and 7164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Honiara

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	Can Tho	Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$52.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.47
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$89.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	15.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$1356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$5.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$7.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$6.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$4.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$99.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$2860

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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 Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1422
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$2062
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$783
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$2068
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$572
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$558
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1865
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1928
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1695
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$1839
1847 km or 1148 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1849 km or 1149 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1879 km or 1167 mi	South Tarawa	$538
1894 km or 1177 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1915 km or 1190 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
2047 km or 1272 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
2060 km or 1280 mi	Caloundra	$1864
2093 km or 1301 mi	Caboolture	$1988
2098 km or 1304 mi	Lautoka	$633
2102 km or 1306 mi	Nadi	$1039
2116 km or 1315 mi	Vaiaku	$714
2118 km or 1316 mi	Funafuti	$718
2133 km or 1325 mi	Brisbane	$2269
2158 km or 1341 mi	Ipswich	$1813
2172 km or 1350 mi	Southport	$2352
2177 km or 1353 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
2182 km or 1356 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2216 km or 1377 mi	Suva	$879
2219 km or 1379 mi	Nasinu	$857
2222 km or 1381 mi	Majuro	$1507
2234 km or 1388 mi	Djarrit	$1510
2236 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
2260 km or 1404 mi	Jayapura	$506
2426 km or 1508 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2495 km or 1550 mi	Armidale	$1288
2552 km or 1586 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2743 km or 1705 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2794 km or 1736 mi	Dubbo	$1867
2846 km or 1768 mi	Dee Why	$2379