Can Tho vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1020
🏠 One person rent	$158	$174
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$280
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$155
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$98.9
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	71
😀 Quality of life	43	49
🏙️ Population	3.21M	11.1M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 6% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8867th and 8919th ($456 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 3rd in Vietnam and Pakistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Pakistan 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 Lahore. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 7544th and 6762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Lahore

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	Can Tho	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$3.6
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$10
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$1393

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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	$514
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$535
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$526
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$762
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$525
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$587
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$506
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$652
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$575
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$541
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$768
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$846
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$874
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$782
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$845

Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$391
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$326
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$308
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$371
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$308
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$330
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$315
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$352
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$318
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$348
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$378
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$295
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$364
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$414
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$367
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$381
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$279
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$302
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$351
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$352
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$379
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$464
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$382
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$265
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$353
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$360
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$264
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$263
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$417
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$298
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$325
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$285
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$379
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$250
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$370
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$383
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$323