Can Tho vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$1312
🏠 One person rent	$156	$172
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$293
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$250
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	18	46
😀 Quality of life	37	57
🏙️ Population	1.25M	3M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 13% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8893rd and 8663rd ($439 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 66th 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 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 8088th and 6167th 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	$1.14	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$623

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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 Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$496
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$500
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$506
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$512
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1774
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1833
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$489
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1654
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1796
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$509
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$588
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$564
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$658
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$432
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$542
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$433
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$643
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$558
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$512
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$372
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$530
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$439
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$477
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$545
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$598
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$761
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$604
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$588
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$607
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$628
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$622
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$684