Can Tho vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1301
🏠 One person rent	$158	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$290
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$250
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	20	45
😀 Quality of life	43	56
🏙️ Population	3.21M	3M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 8% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8867th and 8726th ($456 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 72nd in Vietnam and Iran, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Iran 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 Mashhad. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 7544th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Mashhad

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	Can Tho	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$0.58
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$627

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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 Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$496
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$501
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$501
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$494
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$510
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1763
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1806
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$487
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1640
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1769
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$532
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$589
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$466
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$563
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$659
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$457
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$535
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$436
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$635
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$502
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$561
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1755
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$513
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$372
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$531
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$467
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$468
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$565
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$575
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$761
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$583
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$571
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$586
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$592
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$591
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$639