Can Tho vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1011
🏠 One person rent	$159	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$432
😷 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 12% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8845th and 8948th ($454 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 24th 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 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 7871st and 5509th 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	$1.58	$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$1469

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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 Kolkata

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Howrah	$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
10 km or 6.2 mi	South Dumdum	$345
11 km or 7.1 mi	Baranagar	$333
12 km or 7.5 mi	Bally	$331
14 km or 8.9 mi	Uttarpara	$327
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamarhati	$336
15 km or 9.3 mi	North Dumdum	$337
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
17 km or 10 mi	Panihati	$338
20 km or 13 mi	Rajarhat	$347
21 km or 13 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
23 km or 14 mi	Serampore	$330
23 km or 15 mi	Barrackpore	$329
25 km or 15 mi	Uluberia	$341
36 km or 22 mi	Barasat	$350
36 km or 23 mi	Maheshtala	$360
37 km or 23 mi	Chandannagar	$327
37 km or 23 mi	Bhatpara	$337
40 km or 25 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
41 km or 25 mi	Naihati	$328
64 km or 40 mi	Haldia	$394
79 km or 49 mi	Shantipur	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Bardhaman	$314
97 km or 60 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
104 km or 65 mi	Midnapore	$292
107 km or 66 mi	Kharagpur	$283
114 km or 71 mi	Jessore	$289
128 km or 80 mi	Khulna	$303
153 km or 95 mi	Durgapur	$292
174 km or 108 mi	Berhampore	$304
189 km or 118 mi	Asansol	$299
202 km or 125 mi	Kulti	$300
205 km or 127 mi	Rajshahi	$274
209 km or 130 mi	Barisal	$287
223 km or 139 mi	Jamshedpur	$361
239 km or 149 mi	Dhanbad	$293
248 km or 154 mi	Dhaka	$430
251 km or 156 mi	Narayanganj	$309
274 km or 170 mi	Malda	$308