Can Tho vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$155	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	20	8
😀 Quality of life	43	55
🏙️ Population	3.21M	77.6K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 55% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8848th and 5497th ($455 vs $1010) 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 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 7506th and 6330th 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	$1.24	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$13979

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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	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$530
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$506
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$721
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$517
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$726
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$522
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$414
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$503
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$776
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$493
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$563
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$528
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$668
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$718
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$601
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$540
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$724
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$809
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$839
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$735
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992