Can Tho vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$159	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	18	80
😀 Quality of life	32	65
🏙️ Population	1.25M	10.6M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 35% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 8845th and 6882nd ($454 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 4th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 7871st and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Jakarta

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	Can Tho	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.58	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$8860

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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 Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506