Can Tho vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Can Tho	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$469	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1614	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$164	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.8	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$466
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	18	31
😀 Quality of life	32	54
🏙️ Population	1.25M	120K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 41% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8809th and 6432nd ($469 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 6th in Vietnam and Thailand, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 7844th and 5984th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Pattaya

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	Can Tho	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.63	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.66	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.65%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7276	$9189

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516