Can Tho vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$155	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$792
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	45
😀 Quality of life	43	69
🏙️ Population	3.21M	1.08M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 45% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8848th and 6663rd ($455 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 4th in Vietnam and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 7506th and 4272nd 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	$1.24	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$6976

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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 Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$545
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$571
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$586
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$819
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$558
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$548
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$687
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$702
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$559
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$713
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$1024
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$602
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$786
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$954
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$780
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$535
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$785
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$935
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$615
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$757
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$549
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$876
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$488
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$789
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1163
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$500
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$780
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$555
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$899
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$636
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1014
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$553