Can Tho vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$5455
🏠 One person rent	$155	$1267
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$2011
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$4659
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	20	100
😀 Quality of life	43	96
🏙️ Population	3.21M	2.3M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 80% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 8848th and 1367th ($455 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1144th 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 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 7506th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Can Tho	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$22291

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123