Can Tho vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$158	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$690
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	45
😀 Quality of life	43	68
🏙️ Population	3.21M	1.08M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 38% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8867th and 7085th ($456 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 7th in Vietnam and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 7544th and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Nur-Sultan

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	Can Tho	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$6043

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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 Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$530
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$747
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$576
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$564
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$834
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$530
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$517
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$661
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$690
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$553
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$701
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$969
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$595
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$867
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$484
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$892
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$760
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$505
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$828
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$697
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$884
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$589
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$729
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$521
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$842
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$477
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$757
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1053
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$503
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$808
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$533
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$866
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$616
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$974
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$537