Can Tho vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$158	$382
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$672
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	20	80
😀 Quality of life	43	87
🏙️ Population	3.21M	2.72M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 54% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8867th and 5666th ($456 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 3rd in Vietnam and Taiwan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 7544th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Kaohsiung

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	Can Tho	Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$11481

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$910
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$841
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$910
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$889
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$879
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$888
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$957
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$709
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$937
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$882
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$796
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$903
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1108
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$630
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$723
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$997
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$668
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$602
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$465
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$656
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$464
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$589
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$698
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$654
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$673
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$634
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$682
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$943
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$705
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$416
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$765
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$763
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$621
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$610