Can Tho vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$1087
🏠 One person rent	$156	$127
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$214
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$253
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	18	28
😀 Quality of life	37	51
🏙️ Population	1.25M	846K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 3% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8893rd and 8921st ($439 vs $427) 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 8088th and 6559th 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	$1.14	$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$3066

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$350
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$293
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$328
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$293
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$386
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$298
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$320
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$281
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$316
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$284
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$297
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$297
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$279
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$273
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$298
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$918
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$276
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$450
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$297
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$311
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$420
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$300
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$297
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$308
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$339
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$289
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$289
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$286
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$383
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$369
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$274
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$294
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$289
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$367
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$287
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$320
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$348