Can Tho vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Can Tho	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$469	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1614	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$164	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.8	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$1018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	18	7
😀 Quality of life	32	61
🏙️ Population	1.25M	133K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 64% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8809th and 4342nd ($469 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd in Vietnam and Maldives, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.8 months in Male. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 7844th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Male

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	Can Tho	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.63	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.66	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.65%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7276	$3225

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$521
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$529
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$516
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$534
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$515
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$689
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$525
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$744
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$541
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$445
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$512
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$516
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$531
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$515
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$626
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$521
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$630
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$697
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$533
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$549
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$703
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$773
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$800
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$745
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$806

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352