Can Tho vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$155	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$420
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	73
😀 Quality of life	43	60
🏙️ Population	3.21M	4.8M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 62% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8848th and 4745th ($455 vs $1204) 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 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7506th and 5850th 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	$1.24	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$5103

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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	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$530
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$506
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$721
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$517
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$726
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$522
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$414
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$503
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$776
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$493
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$563
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$528
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$668
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$718
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$601
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$540
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$724
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$809
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$839
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$735
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965