Can Tho vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$2346
🏠 One person rent	$155	$483
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$775
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$1014
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	20	93
😀 Quality of life	43	82
🏙️ Population	3.21M	9M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 54% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 8848th and 5636th ($455 vs $992) 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 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 1 months in Kuala Lumpur. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 7506th and 555th 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	$1.24	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$4.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$572
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$1476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$66.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$11913

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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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$741
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$610
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$743
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$617
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$707
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$759
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$488
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$677
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$576
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$555
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$717
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$720
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$762
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3105
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$453
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$501
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$449
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$545
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$592
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$616
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$439
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$588
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$747