Can Tho vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$983
🏠 One person rent	$158	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$246
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$48.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$144
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	0 km
🎓 Higher education	20	29
😀 Quality of life	43	30
🏙️ Population	3.21M	1.87M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 9% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 8867th and 8948th ($456 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 5th in Vietnam and Pakistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.3 months in Multan. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Multan ranked 14th in Pakistan, while ranked 7544th and 8818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Multan

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	Can Tho	Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$3.97
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$53.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	19.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$1529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$7.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$8.08
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$39.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$1285

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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	$514
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$535
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$526
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$762
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$525
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$587
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$506
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$652
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$575
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$541
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$768
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$846
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$874
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$782
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$845

Cities near Multan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Khanewal	$382
77 km or 48 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
93 km or 58 mi	Bahawalpur	$298
122 km or 76 mi	Burewala	$351
147 km or 91 mi	Jhang	$302
161 km or 100 mi	Gojra	$367
197 km or 123 mi	Sahiwal	$318
207 km or 129 mi	Okara	$315
209 km or 130 mi	Faisalabad	$348
225 km or 140 mi	Chiniot	$378
241 km or 150 mi	Sargodha	$381
298 km or 185 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
299 km or 186 mi	Hafizabad	$371
305 km or 189 mi	Bikaner	$289
317 km or 197 mi	Lahore	$432
331 km or 205 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
332 km or 206 mi	Kamoke	$326
341 km or 212 mi	Gujranwala	$308
358 km or 223 mi	Jacobabad	$327
363 km or 226 mi	Amritsar	$391
365 km or 227 mi	Gujrat	$330
373 km or 232 mi	Sukkur	$343
376 km or 234 mi	Khost	$423
377 km or 234 mi	Kohat	$379
391 km or 243 mi	Sialkot	$308
394 km or 245 mi	Mirpur	$279
409 km or 254 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
417 km or 259 mi	Jalandhar	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Islamabad	$464
420 km or 261 mi	Wah	$360
423 km or 263 mi	Peshawar	$323
424 km or 263 mi	Quetta	$298
427 km or 266 mi	Larkana	$337
430 km or 267 mi	Gardez	$433
431 km or 268 mi	Jammu	$295
432 km or 268 mi	Ludhiana	$414
433 km or 269 mi	Hisar	$263
444 km or 276 mi	Jodhpur	$330
450 km or 279 mi	Mardan	$370
463 km or 288 mi	Sikar	$325