Can Tho vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$156	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1722
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	18	43
😀 Quality of life	37	75
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.42M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 59% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8893rd and 5037th ($439 vs $1081) 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 8088th and 1796th 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	$1.14	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$11063

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$1078
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$792
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$573
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1228
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1449
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2521
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1419
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2514
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$624
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$568
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$557
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$808
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$534
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1849
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$530
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1770
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$761
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$529
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1201
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1237
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1230
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$430
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$817
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$558
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$553
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$908
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$530
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1008
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$873
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$503
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$477
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$930
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$453