Can Tho vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$155	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	20	99
😀 Quality of life	43	93
🏙️ Population	3.21M	3.9M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 87% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8848th and 62nd ($455 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 47th in Vietnam and the United States, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 7506th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Los Angeles

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	Can Tho	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000