Can Tho vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$158	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	20	31
😀 Quality of life	43	59
🏙️ Population	3.21M	120K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 48% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8867th and 6471st ($456 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 4th 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 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 7544th and 6065th 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	$1.16	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$12044

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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	$514
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$535
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$526
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$762
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$525
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$587
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$506
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$652
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$575
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$541
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$768
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$846
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$874
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$782
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$845

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514