Can Tho vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$156	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$4549
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	18	99
😀 Quality of life	37	94
🏙️ Population	1.25M	3.9M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 87% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8893rd and 65th ($439 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 8088th and 74th 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	$1.14	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$26874

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927