Can Tho vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$156	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$706
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	18	93
😀 Quality of life	37	78
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.98M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 49% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 8893rd and 6384th ($439 vs $866) 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 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 8088th and 985th 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	$1.14	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$3056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$1519
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$9.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$3.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$9002

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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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$681
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$584
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$704
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$643
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$689
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$771
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$519
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$657
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$552
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$552
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$771
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$598
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$701
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$754
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3201
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$466
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$542
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$460
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$509
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$570
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$592
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$449
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$592
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$756