Can Tho vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$899
🏠 One person rent	$156	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$207
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	18	75
😀 Quality of life	37	63
🏙️ Population	1.25M	4.5M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 20% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8893rd and 9044th ($439 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 50th 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 months in Kolkata. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 8088th and 5552nd 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	$1.14	$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$1863

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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 Kolkata

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Howrah	$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
10 km or 6.2 mi	South Dumdum	$327
11 km or 7.1 mi	Baranagar	$318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Bally	$318
14 km or 8.9 mi	Uttarpara	$312
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamarhati	$320
15 km or 9.3 mi	North Dumdum	$320
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
17 km or 10 mi	Panihati	$324
20 km or 13 mi	Rajarhat	$328
21 km or 13 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
23 km or 14 mi	Serampore	$315
23 km or 15 mi	Barrackpore	$315
25 km or 15 mi	Uluberia	$324
36 km or 22 mi	Barasat	$333
36 km or 23 mi	Maheshtala	$344
37 km or 23 mi	Chandannagar	$313
37 km or 23 mi	Bhatpara	$320
40 km or 25 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
41 km or 25 mi	Naihati	$313
64 km or 40 mi	Haldia	$376
79 km or 49 mi	Shantipur	$286
93 km or 58 mi	Bardhaman	$302
97 km or 60 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
104 km or 65 mi	Midnapore	$287
107 km or 66 mi	Kharagpur	$277
114 km or 71 mi	Jessore	$300
128 km or 80 mi	Khulna	$301
153 km or 95 mi	Durgapur	$289
174 km or 108 mi	Berhampore	$294
189 km or 118 mi	Asansol	$286
202 km or 125 mi	Kulti	$289
205 km or 127 mi	Rajshahi	$274
209 km or 130 mi	Barisal	$312
223 km or 139 mi	Jamshedpur	$348
239 km or 149 mi	Dhanbad	$289
248 km or 154 mi	Dhaka	$464
251 km or 156 mi	Narayanganj	$348
274 km or 170 mi	Malda	$297