Can Tho vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$1141
🏠 One person rent	$155	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$310
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$216
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	55
😀 Quality of life	43	47
🏙️ Population	3.21M	2.11M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 0.2% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8848th and 8852nd ($455 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 44th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 7506th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Medan

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	Can Tho	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$7769

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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	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$530
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$506
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$721
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$517
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$726
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$522
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$414
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$503
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$776
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$493
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$563
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$528
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$668
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$718
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$601
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$540
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$724
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$809
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$839
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$735
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$449
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$439
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$555
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$762
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$720
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$677
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$527
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$743
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$616
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$741
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$545
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$610
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$617
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$488
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$707
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$759
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1010
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$784
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$836
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$576
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550