Can Tho vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Can Tho	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$469	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1614	$1168
🏠 One person rent	$164	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$150
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.8	$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$256
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	18	67
😀 Quality of life	32	49
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.01M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 7% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 8809th and 8895th ($469 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd in Vietnam and Pakistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 7844th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Islamabad

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	Can Tho	Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.63	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.66	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.65%	20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7276	$3133

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$521
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$529
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$516
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$534
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$515
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$689
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$525
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$744
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$541
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$445
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$512
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$516
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$531
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$515
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$626
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$521
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$630
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$697
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$533
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$549
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$703
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$773
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$800
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$745
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$806

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397