Can Tho vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$158	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$462
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$892
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	53
😀 Quality of life	43	71
🏙️ Population	3.21M	9.4M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 32% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8867th and 7431st ($456 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 80th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 7544th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Ningbo

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	Can Tho	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$15051

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$584
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$680
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$594
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$860
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1126
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1002
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$667
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$643
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$669
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$598
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$644
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$683
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$697
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$620
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$684
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$652
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$557
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$705
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$650
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$644
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$652
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$623
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$636
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$617
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$646
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$604
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$611
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$628
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$647
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$626
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$525