Can Tho vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1392
🏠 One person rent	$158	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	20	16
😀 Quality of life	43	49
🏙️ Population	3.21M	317K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 20% less expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 8867th and 8199th ($456 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 7544th and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Port Moresby

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	Can Tho	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$4671

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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 Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$558
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1695
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1839
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1422
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$494
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1861
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$506
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1864
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1988
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2269
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1813
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2352
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$506
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2062
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$512
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$522
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$513
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1288
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$783
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$514
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$437
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1865
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1928
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796