Can Tho vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$5360
🏠 One person rent	$158	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$2224
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$4113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	71
😀 Quality of life	43	91
🏙️ Population	3.21M	1.61M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 81% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 8867th and 1175th ($456 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1001st in Vietnam and the United States, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United States 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 Phoenix. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Phoenix ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 7544th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Phoenix

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	Can Tho	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$80.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$1811
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$4603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$3172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$1456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$18987

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1961
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2345
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2435
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2312
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2298
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2359
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2338
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2396
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2381
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2324
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2227
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2444
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2316
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1930
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2798
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1764
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1842
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2110
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$776
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1919
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1838
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$890
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2777
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1004
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2781