Can Tho vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$3020
🏠 One person rent	$158	$724
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$1242
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$2278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	45
😀 Quality of life	43	76
🏙️ Population	3.21M	298K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 65% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8867th and 4555th ($456 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and Bahrain, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7544th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Manama

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	Can Tho	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$10032

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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 Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1109
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$931
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1037
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$823
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1923
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$928
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$2014
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$465
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$489
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$545
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$523
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$565
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1632
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$541
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$547
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$707
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2420
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$492
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1473
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2183
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$487
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$556
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$861
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1457
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1214
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$571
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545