Can Tho vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$2470
🏠 One person rent	$156	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1577
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	18	58
😀 Quality of life	37	72
🏙️ Population	1.25M	738K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 56% less expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 8893rd and 5653rd ($439 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 503rd in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.6 months in Kumamoto. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Kumamoto ranked 387th in Japan, while ranked 8088th and 3164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Kumamoto

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	Can Tho	Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.33
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$3768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$2054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$23.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$12669

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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 Kumamoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Mashiki	$912
13 km or 7.9 mi	Koshi	$914
13 km or 8.1 mi	Uto	$914
14 km or 8.6 mi	Kikuyo	$913
17 km or 11 mi	Uki	$914
18 km or 11 mi	Ozu	$909
19 km or 12 mi	Tamana	$906
23 km or 14 mi	Kikuchi	$903
24 km or 15 mi	Yamaga	$897
32 km or 20 mi	Yatsushiro	$907
32 km or 20 mi	Arao	$892
34 km or 21 mi	Shimabara	$899
35 km or 21 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$903
35 km or 22 mi	Omuta	$884
41 km or 25 mi	Minamishimabara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Aso	$905
44 km or 28 mi	Miyama	$860
48 km or 30 mi	Yame	$843
48 km or 30 mi	Unzen	$894
49 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$864
49 km or 31 mi	Chikugo	$841
54 km or 34 mi	Okawa	$853
60 km or 37 mi	Kurume	$831
61 km or 38 mi	Isahaya	$891
61 km or 38 mi	Amakusa	$900
61 km or 38 mi	Ukiha	$874
62 km or 39 mi	Hita	$902
63 km or 39 mi	Miyaki	$829
64 km or 40 mi	Saga	$901
64 km or 40 mi	Kanzaki	$852
66 km or 41 mi	Kashima	$891
66 km or 41 mi	Hitoyoshi	$900
66 km or 41 mi	Shiroishi	$891
67 km or 41 mi	Tosu	$832
68 km or 42 mi	Ogori	$844
68 km or 42 mi	Taketa	$900
68 km or 42 mi	Ogi	$884
69 km or 43 mi	Asakura	$873
70 km or 43 mi	Ureshino	$895
70 km or 44 mi	Omura	$891