Can Tho vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Can Tho	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$469	$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1614	$2698
🏠 One person rent	$164	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.8	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$1727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	18	44
😀 Quality of life	32	68
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.42M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 58% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8809th and 4893rd ($469 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and Oman, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 7844th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Muscat

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	Can Tho	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.63	$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.66	$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$11.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.65%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7276	$8649

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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 Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$994
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$786
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$687
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1232
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1050
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2084
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1503
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$639
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$547
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$531
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$831
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$520
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1810
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$561
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1719
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$467
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$556
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1218
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1267
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1226
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$429
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$806
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$548
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$558
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$870
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$989
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$878
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$537
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$541
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$928
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$548