Can Tho vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$2607
🏠 One person rent	$158	$414
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1617
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	54
😀 Quality of life	43	74
🏙️ Population	3.21M	791K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 55% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8867th and 5487th ($456 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 361st 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 1.6 months in Niigata. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 7544th and 2415th 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	$1.16	$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$3.67
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$16483

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$984
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$999
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1011
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1016
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1024
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1015
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1056
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1023
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1099
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1037
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1072
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1060
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1083
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1018
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$975
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1085
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1031
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$968
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1100
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$954
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1058
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$941
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1022
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$948
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$958
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1035
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1058
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$942
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$948
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$983
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$961
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1035
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1041
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$969
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$926
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1045
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1032