Can Tho vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1051
🏠 One person rent	$158	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$280
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$120
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	33
😀 Quality of life	43	25
🏙️ Population	3.21M	5.33M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 4% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8867th and 8823rd ($456 vs $473) 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 0.3 months in Kabul. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 7544th and 8992nd 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	$1.16	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$1540

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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	$514
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$535
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$526
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$762
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$525
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$587
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$506
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$652
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$575
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$541
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$768
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$846
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$874
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$782
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$845

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$433
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$368
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$425
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$454
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$370
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$369
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$360
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$464
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$457
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$381
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$735
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$279
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$463
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$302
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$378
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$264
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$367
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$371
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$348
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$353
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$298
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$417
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$318
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$382
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$308
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$326
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$467