Can Tho vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$991
🏠 One person rent	$159	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$172
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	18	38
😀 Quality of life	32	36
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.54M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 15% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 8845th and 8967th ($454 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 77th 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 0.7 months in Palembang. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 7871st and 7425th 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	$1.58	$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.88
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$7821

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$512
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$514
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$526
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$494
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$721
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$596
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$507
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$577
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$634
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$644
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$677
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$573
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$535
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$781
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$777

Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$417
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$458
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$432
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$500
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$488
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$492
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$558
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$701
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$518
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$385
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$539
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$513
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3059
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$563
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$883
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$679
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$521
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$427
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$682
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$543
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$430
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$669
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$490
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$480
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$474
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$532