Can Tho vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$156	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1897
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	18	52
😀 Quality of life	37	72
🏙️ Population	1.25M	791K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 56% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8893rd and 5515th ($439 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 404th in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 8088th and 3269th 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	$1.14	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$14992

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001