Can Tho vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$159	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	18	30
😀 Quality of life	32	14
🏙️ Population	1.25M	4.27M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 4% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8845th and 8769th ($454 vs $474) 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 0.5 months in Kabul. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 7871st and 9071st 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	$1.58	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$1356

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476