Can Tho vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1452
🏠 One person rent	$159	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$216
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	18	46
😀 Quality of life	32	50
🏙️ Population	1.25M	3M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 11% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8845th and 8574th ($454 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 84th 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 0.4 months in Mashhad. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 7871st and 6227th 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	$1.58	$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$618

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$512
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$514
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$526
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$494
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$721
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$596
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$507
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$577
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$634
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$644
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$677
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$573
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$535
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$781
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$777

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788