Can Tho vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$159	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	18	95
😀 Quality of life	32	76
🏙️ Population	1.25M	15.7M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 64% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 8845th and 4347th ($454 vs $1248) 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 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 7871st and 850th 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	$1.58	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$17728

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899