Can Tho vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Can Tho	Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$469	$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1614	$1026
🏠 One person rent	$164	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$257
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.8	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$468
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	18	75
😀 Quality of life	32	58
🏙️ Population	1.25M	4.5M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 15% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8809th and 8957th ($469 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 26th in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 7844th and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Kolkata

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	Can Tho	Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.63	$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.66	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.65%	8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7276	$1751

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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 Kolkata

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Howrah	$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
10 km or 6.2 mi	South Dumdum	$351
11 km or 7.1 mi	Baranagar	$340
12 km or 7.5 mi	Bally	$338
14 km or 8.9 mi	Uttarpara	$334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamarhati	$343
15 km or 9.3 mi	North Dumdum	$343
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
17 km or 10 mi	Panihati	$344
20 km or 13 mi	Rajarhat	$353
21 km or 13 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
23 km or 14 mi	Serampore	$336
23 km or 15 mi	Barrackpore	$336
25 km or 15 mi	Uluberia	$346
36 km or 22 mi	Barasat	$356
36 km or 23 mi	Maheshtala	$366
37 km or 23 mi	Chandannagar	$335
37 km or 23 mi	Bhatpara	$342
40 km or 25 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
41 km or 25 mi	Naihati	$335
64 km or 40 mi	Haldia	$399
79 km or 49 mi	Shantipur	$307
93 km or 58 mi	Bardhaman	$317
97 km or 60 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
104 km or 65 mi	Midnapore	$304
107 km or 66 mi	Kharagpur	$296
114 km or 71 mi	Jessore	$290
128 km or 80 mi	Khulna	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Durgapur	$288
174 km or 108 mi	Berhampore	$309
189 km or 118 mi	Asansol	$273
202 km or 125 mi	Kulti	$284
205 km or 127 mi	Rajshahi	$279
209 km or 130 mi	Barisal	$295
223 km or 139 mi	Jamshedpur	$330
239 km or 149 mi	Dhanbad	$285
248 km or 154 mi	Dhaka	$428
251 km or 156 mi	Narayanganj	$301
274 km or 170 mi	Malda	$311