Can Tho vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$2580
🏠 One person rent	$155	$433
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$1251
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	54
😀 Quality of life	43	72
🏙️ Population	3.21M	791K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 55% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8848th and 5436th ($455 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 299th in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 7506th and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Niigata

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	Can Tho	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$17418

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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	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$530
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$506
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$721
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$517
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$726
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$522
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$414
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$503
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$776
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$493
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$563
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$528
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$668
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$718
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$601
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$540
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$724
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$809
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$839
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$735
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$993
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1015
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1013
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1021
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1019
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$996
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$997
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1066
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1044
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1053
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1058
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1007
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$942
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1074
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$935
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$932
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1025
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1004
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$924
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$933
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1002
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1031
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$914
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$928
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$956
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1009
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1021
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$949
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$904
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1029
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1009