Can Tho vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$159	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	18	100
😀 Quality of life	32	95
🏙️ Population	1.25M	8.8M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 90% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8845th and 3rd ($454 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and the United States, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United States 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 York City. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7871st and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs New York City

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	Can Tho	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.58	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$21465

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$512
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$514
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$526
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$494
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$721
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$596
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$507
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$577
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$634
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$644
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$677
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$573
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$535
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$781
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$777

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111