Can Tho vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Can Tho	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$469	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1614	$1055
🏠 One person rent	$164	$131
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$185
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.8	$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	18	38
😀 Quality of life	32	34
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.54M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 11% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 8809th and 8933rd ($469 vs $420) 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 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Palembang ranked 36th in Indonesia, while ranked 7844th and 7557th 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	$1.63	$1.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$9.14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.66	$2.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$94.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$70.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$35.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.65%	7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$2.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$2.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7276	$8525

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$521
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$529
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$516
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$534
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$515
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$689
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$525
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$744
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$541
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$445
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$512
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$516
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$531
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$515
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$626
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$521
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$630
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$697
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$533
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$549
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$703
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$773
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$800
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$745
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$806

Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$441
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$499
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$438
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$530
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$522
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$524
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$605
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$577
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$757
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$541
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$419
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$553
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3168
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$596
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$530
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$950
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$745
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$551
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$458
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$752
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$585
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$459
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$699
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$517
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$512
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$506
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$508
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$630
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$571