Can Tho vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$1206
🏠 One person rent	$156	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$408
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$40.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$232
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	18	45
😀 Quality of life	37	49
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.34M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 16% less expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 8893rd and 8505th ($439 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 22nd in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Makassar ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 8088th and 6737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Makassar

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	Can Tho	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$8.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$23.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$4103

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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 Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$502
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$519
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$499
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$507
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$588
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$549
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$598
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$402
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$568
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$834
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$489
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1134
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$547
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$531
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$470
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$445
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$512
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$457
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$551
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$520
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$513
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$413
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$384
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$409
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$513
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$440
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$447
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$456
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$445
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$524
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$447
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$502
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$409
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$422
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$488
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$578