Can Tho vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Can Tho	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$469	$801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1614	$2513
🏠 One person rent	$164	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.8	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$552
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	18	73
😀 Quality of life	32	65
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.85M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 42% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 8809th and 6428th ($469 vs $801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 4th 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 0.7 months in Manila. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 7844th and 4217th 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	$1.63	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.66	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$1612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.65%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$3727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$2799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7276	$14739

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442