Can Tho vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$1963
🏠 One person rent	$156	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$386
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	18	74
😀 Quality of life	37	65
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.85M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 44% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 8893rd and 6703rd ($439 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 5th in Vietnam and the Philippines, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.5 months in Manila. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 8088th and 5220th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Manila

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	Can Tho	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$16980

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$432
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$642
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$807
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$540
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$651
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$760
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$628
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$536
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$519
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$617
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$525
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$613
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$542
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$616
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$535
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$477
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$425
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$471
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$532
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$448