Can Tho vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$159	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	18	7
😀 Quality of life	32	53
🏙️ Population	1.25M	77.6K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 52% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8845th and 5827th ($454 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 7871st and 6063rd 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	$1.58	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$13013

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$512
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$514
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$526
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$494
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$721
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$596
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$507
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$577
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$634
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$644
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$677
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$573
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$535
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$781
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$777

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810