Can Tho vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$159	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	18	31
😀 Quality of life	32	40
🏙️ Population	1.25M	14.6M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 59% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8845th and 4732nd ($454 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 7871st and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Kinshasa

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	Can Tho	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.58	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$4674

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$580
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$520
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$519
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$523
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$522
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$844
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$821
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$876
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$788
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$863
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1012
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$850
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$934
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$976
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$668
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$645
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1121
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$671
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$577
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$482
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$634
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$767
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$828
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$747
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$513
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$806
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$900
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1265
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$655
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$741
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$601
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$746
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$764