Can Tho vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$156	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$1155
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	18	95
😀 Quality of life	37	78
🏙️ Population	1.25M	15.7M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 66% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 8893rd and 4522nd ($439 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and Turkey, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 8088th and 1015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Istanbul

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	Can Tho	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.98
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$18637

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013