Can Tho vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$1013
🏠 One person rent	$156	$109
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$161
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$330
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	18	38
😀 Quality of life	37	45
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.54M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 13% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 8893rd and 8997th ($439 vs $390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 78th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Palembang ranked 25th in Indonesia, while ranked 8088th and 7095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Palembang

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	Can Tho	Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$1.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$2.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$65.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$61.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	8.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$915
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$680
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$2.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$16.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$7422

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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 Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$411
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$444
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$429
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$461
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$511
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$517
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$665
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$699
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$555
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$400
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$542
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$480
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3201
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$490
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$864
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$771
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$523
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$413
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$771
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$519
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$420
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$689
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$482
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$478
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$643
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$584