Can Tho vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$875
🏠 One person rent	$155	$127
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$215
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$159
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$255
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	20	73
😀 Quality of life	43	61
🏙️ Population	3.21M	4.5M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 26% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8848th and 9031st ($455 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 40th in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 7506th and 5764th 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	$1.24	$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$1762

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$519
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$523
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$530
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$506
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$721
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$517
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$726
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$522
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$414
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$503
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$776
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$493
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$563
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$528
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$668
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$718
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$601
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$540
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$724
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$809
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$839
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$735
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Kolkata

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Howrah	$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
10 km or 6.2 mi	South Dumdum	$326
11 km or 7.1 mi	Baranagar	$318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Bally	$319
14 km or 8.9 mi	Uttarpara	$313
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamarhati	$321
15 km or 9.3 mi	North Dumdum	$321
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
17 km or 10 mi	Panihati	$324
20 km or 13 mi	Rajarhat	$327
21 km or 13 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
23 km or 14 mi	Serampore	$315
23 km or 15 mi	Barrackpore	$314
25 km or 15 mi	Uluberia	$322
36 km or 22 mi	Barasat	$328
36 km or 23 mi	Maheshtala	$339
37 km or 23 mi	Chandannagar	$311
37 km or 23 mi	Bhatpara	$319
40 km or 25 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
41 km or 25 mi	Naihati	$313
64 km or 40 mi	Haldia	$362
79 km or 49 mi	Shantipur	$285
93 km or 58 mi	Bardhaman	$296
97 km or 60 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
104 km or 65 mi	Midnapore	$276
107 km or 66 mi	Kharagpur	$267
114 km or 71 mi	Jessore	$326
128 km or 80 mi	Khulna	$287
153 km or 95 mi	Durgapur	$272
174 km or 108 mi	Berhampore	$288
189 km or 118 mi	Asansol	$268
202 km or 125 mi	Kulti	$274
205 km or 127 mi	Rajshahi	$289
209 km or 130 mi	Barisal	$321
223 km or 139 mi	Jamshedpur	$339
239 km or 149 mi	Dhanbad	$273
248 km or 154 mi	Dhaka	$478
251 km or 156 mi	Narayanganj	$348
274 km or 170 mi	Malda	$289