Can Tho vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$158	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	20	94
😀 Quality of life	43	96
🏙️ Population	3.21M	2.14M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 81% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8867th and 978th ($456 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 6th in Vietnam and Australia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 7544th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Perth

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	Can Tho	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894