Can Tho vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$2620
🏠 One person rent	$158	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$791
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	20	41
😀 Quality of life	43	58
🏙️ Population	3.21M	2.43M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 59% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8867th and 5028th ($456 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 4th in Vietnam and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1 months in Mecca. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7544th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Mecca

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	Can Tho	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$4622

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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 Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1209
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$906
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1168
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$795
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$893
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$902
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$815
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$865
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$942
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$498
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$491
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$497
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$931
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$531
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$775
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1104
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$931
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$369
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1632
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$551
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1074
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$385
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$810
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$491
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$354
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$448
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$494
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$360
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$776
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$479
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514