Can Tho vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$159	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$1546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	18	20
😀 Quality of life	32	66
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.41M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 63% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8845th and 4439th ($454 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7871st and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Medina

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	Can Tho	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.58	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905