Can Tho vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Can Tho	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$469	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1614	$2969
🏠 One person rent	$164	$607
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$1499
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.8	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$180
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	18	46
😀 Quality of life	32	41
🏙️ Population	1.25M	15.1M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 59% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 8809th and 4791st ($469 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 3rd in Vietnam and Nigeria, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 7844th and 6804th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Lagos

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	Can Tho	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.63	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.66	$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$476
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.65%	16.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7276	$2307

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$521
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$529
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$516
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$534
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$515
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$689
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$525
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$744
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$541
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$445
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$512
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$516
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$531
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$515
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$626
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$521
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$630
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$697
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$533
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$549
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$703
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$773
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$800
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$745
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$806

Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$755
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$759
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$699
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$774
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$617
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$704
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$635
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$711
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$537
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$658
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$526
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$655
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$886
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$656
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$345
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$570
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$652
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$1036
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$652
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$368
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$546
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$846
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$585
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1686
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$656
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$469
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$906
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$638
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$787
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1262
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$412
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$546
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$374
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492