Can Tho vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$156	$660
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$1136
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1982
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	18	46
😀 Quality of life	37	77
🏙️ Population	1.25M	298K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 65% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8893rd and 4625th ($439 vs $1237) 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 1.6 months in Manama. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8088th and 1191st 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	$1.14	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$8943

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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 Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1201
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$908
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1008
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$873
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1770
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$930
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1849
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$453
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$530
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$503
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$553
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1627
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$529
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$730
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2514
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$483
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1419
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2521
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$463
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$549
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$889
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1449
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1228
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$571
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$534