Can Tho vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$159	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$1392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	18	93
😀 Quality of life	32	77
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.98M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 44% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 8845th and 6403rd ($454 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and Malaysia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 7871st and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Can Tho	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.58	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$8723

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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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719