Can Tho vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$158	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	20	27
😀 Quality of life	43	52
🏙️ Population	3.21M	6.17M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 42% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 8867th and 6807th ($456 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 30th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Maoming ranked 100th in China, while ranked 7544th and 6563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Maoming

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	Can Tho	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$2.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.64
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$43.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$4804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$19015

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943