Can Tho vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$2892
🏠 One person rent	$158	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	94
😀 Quality of life	43	89
🏙️ Population	3.21M	4.05M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 59% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8867th and 5023rd ($456 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd in Vietnam and Taiwan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7544th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs New Taipei

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	Can Tho	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$18576

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602