Can Tho vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1045
🏠 One person rent	$158	$163
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	63
😀 Quality of life	43	54
🏙️ Population	3.21M	14.9M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 5% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8867th and 8914th ($456 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd in Vietnam and Pakistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 7544th and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Karachi

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	Can Tho	Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$1646

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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 Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$365
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$326
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$392
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$337
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$284
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$343
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$327
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$324
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$310
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$378
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$298
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$437
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$401
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$287
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$330
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$317
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$373
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$575
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$326
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$298
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$627
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$382
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$366
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$289
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$693
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$417
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$463
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$331
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$382
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$269
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$467
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$813
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$351
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$297
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$294
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1135
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$325
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$561