Can Tho vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1089
🏠 One person rent	$158	$213
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$148
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	20	70
😀 Quality of life	43	50
🏙️ Population	3.21M	1.01M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 2% less expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 8867th and 8843rd ($456 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st 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 0.3 months in Islamabad. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 7544th and 6696th 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	$1.16	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$3118

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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 Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$360
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$279
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$370
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$264
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$369
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$323
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$353
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$381
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$371
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$308
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$295
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$378
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$326
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$368
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$348
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$432
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$302
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$367
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$391
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$318
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$364
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$423
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$315
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$433
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$352
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$473
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$382
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$351
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$414
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$417
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$425
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$379