Can Tho vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Can Tho	Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$469	$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1614	$1153
🏠 One person rent	$164	$147
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$283
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$188
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.8	$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	18	28
😀 Quality of life	32	45
🏙️ Population	1.25M	846K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 6% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8809th and 8885th ($469 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and Nepal, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Nepal 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 Kathmandu. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 7844th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Kathmandu

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	Can Tho	Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.63	$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.66	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.65%	12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7276	$4063

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$521
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$529
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$516
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$534
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$515
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$689
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$525
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$744
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$541
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$445
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$512
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$516
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$531
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$515
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$626
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$521
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$630
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$697
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$533
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$549
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$703
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$773
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$800
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$745
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$806

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$350
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$311
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$335
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$321
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$377
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$306
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$339
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$356
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$297
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$331
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$303
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$314
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$337
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$331
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$316
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$312
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$930
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$365
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$455
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$293
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$387
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$461
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$311
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$298
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$393
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$285
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$284
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$273
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$396
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$396
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$279
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$309
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$288
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$379
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$282
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$329
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$330