Can Tho vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Can Tho	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$469	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1614	$1942
🏠 One person rent	$164	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.8	$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	18	27
😀 Quality of life	32	62
🏙️ Population	1.25M	149K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 43% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8809th and 6351st ($469 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and Mauritius, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 7844th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Port Louis

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	Can Tho	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.63	$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.66	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.65%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7276	$3888

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$521
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$529
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$516
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$534
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$515
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$689
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$525
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$744
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$541
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$445
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$512
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$516
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$531
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$515
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$626
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$521
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$630
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$697
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$533
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$549
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$703
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$773
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$800
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$745
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$806

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$767
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$804
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$701
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$777
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1441
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1481
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$457
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$403
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$670
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$500
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$498
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$591
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$516
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$515
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$736