Can Tho vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Can Tho	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$469	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1614	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$164	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.8	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	18	100
😀 Quality of life	32	100
🏙️ Population	1.25M	5.03M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 80% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8809th and 923rd ($469 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 4th in Vietnam and Australia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7844th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Melbourne

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	Can Tho	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.63	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.66	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.65%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7276	$21306

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$521
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$529
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$516
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$534
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$515
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$689
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$525
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$744
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$541
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$445
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$512
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$516
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$531
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$515
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$626
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$521
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$630
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$697
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$533
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$549
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$703
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$773
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$800
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$745
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$806

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913