Can Tho vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Can Tho Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$463
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1743
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$160
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$769
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
18
52
😀 Quality of life
36
45
🏙️ Population
1.24M
2.11M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 7% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8716th and 8502nd ($463 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 35th 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 20th best city to live in Vietnam vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 7738th and 6617th 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
$1.62
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.65
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.77
 Cappuccino
$1.01
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$110
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$813
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2548
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1293
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.42
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$3.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.04
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.22
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.3
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.58
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7317
$11223

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$515
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$522
54 km or 34 mi Long Xuyen
$509
74 km or 46 mi Rach Gia
$518
84 km or 52 mi Bac Lieu
$516
117 km or 73 mi Svay Rieng
$694
117 km or 73 mi Ca Mau
$520
127 km or 79 mi Ho Chi Minh
$702
144 km or 90 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
152 km or 95 mi Bien Hoa
$479
154 km or 96 mi Vung Tau
$534
169 km or 105 mi Prey Veng
$711
188 km or 117 mi Kampot
$569
195 km or 121 mi Phnom Penh
$802
201 km or 125 mi Phu Quoc
$524
222 km or 138 mi Kampong Cham
$555
259 km or 161 mi Sihanoukville
$755
278 km or 173 mi Phan Thiet
$566
291 km or 181 mi Mui Ne
$553
359 km or 223 mi Da Lat
$512
383 km or 238 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
388 km or 241 mi Stung Treng
$628
389 km or 242 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
425 km or 264 mi Siem Reap
$587
440 km or 273 mi Ko Chang
$614
442 km or 275 mi Battambang
$539
445 km or 277 mi Nha Trang
$554
499 km or 310 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
544 km or 338 mi Klaeng
$619
560 km or 348 mi Qui Nhon
$518
583 km or 362 mi Kota Bharu
$455
586 km or 364 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
599 km or 372 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
618 km or 384 mi Nong Prue
$653
624 km or 388 mi Pattaya
$665
624 km or 388 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
629 km or 391 mi Laem Chabang
$648
635 km or 395 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
642 km or 399 mi Ko Samui
$642
652 km or 405 mi Ko Tao
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465