Can Tho vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$156	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	18	74
😀 Quality of life	37	62
🏙️ Population	1.25M	4.43M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 59% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8893rd and 5031st ($439 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 4th in Vietnam and South Africa, respectively. Check Vietnam vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 8088th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Johannesburg

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	Can Tho	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915