Can Tho vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$159	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	18	53
😀 Quality of life	32	44
🏙️ Population	1.25M	2.11M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 6% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8845th and 8745th ($454 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 47th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia 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 Medan. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 7871st and 6633rd 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	$1.58	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$10763

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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 Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501