Can Tho vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1305
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$2467
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$581
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	18	100
😀 Quality of life	32	91
🏙️ Population	1.25M	2.3M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 80% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 8845th and 1229th ($454 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1115th in Vietnam and the United States, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 7871st and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Houston

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	Can Tho	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.58	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$18964

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$512
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$514
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$526
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$494
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$721
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$596
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$507
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$577
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$634
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$644
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$677
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$573
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$535
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$781
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$777

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182