Can Tho vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$158	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$4258
😷 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 8867th and 72nd ($456 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 52nd 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 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 7544th and 55th 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	$1.16	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$28004

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974