Can Tho vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$156	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	18	7
😀 Quality of life	37	57
🏙️ Population	1.25M	77.6K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 57% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8893rd and 5469th ($439 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 8088th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Phuket

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	Can Tho	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$14328

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866