Can Tho vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$2338
🏠 One person rent	$155	$659
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	20	23
😀 Quality of life	43	69
🏙️ Population	3.21M	1.41M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 61% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8848th and 4843rd ($455 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 3rd in Vietnam and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7506th and 4103rd 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	$1.24	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$5520

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1210
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$1031
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$919
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$738
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$834
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$938
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1036
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$890
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$976
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$753
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$334
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$873
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$338
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$429
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$350
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$379
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$439
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1628
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$818
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$2054
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$856
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$871
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$686
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$375
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$742
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$2014
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1933
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1810
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$264
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$977
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$1149
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$2038
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$2060
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1032
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$864
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$1077