Can Tho vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$156	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	18	30
😀 Quality of life	37	33
🏙️ Population	1.25M	4.27M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 4% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8893rd and 8842nd ($439 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 3rd in Vietnam and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 8088th and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Kabul

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	Can Tho	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$1486

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439