Can Tho vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$156	$186
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$296
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$223
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	18	55
😀 Quality of life	37	62
🏙️ Population	1.25M	2.11M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 6% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8893rd and 8825th ($439 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 48th 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 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 8088th and 5663rd 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	$1.14	$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$10637

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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 Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534