Can Tho vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$566
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$1365
🏠 One person rent	$156	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$413
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$214
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	18	17
😀 Quality of life	37	51
🏙️ Population	1.25M	317K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 22% less expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 8893rd and 8120th ($439 vs $566) 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 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 8088th and 6522nd 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	$1.14	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$1469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$7.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$4.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$4033

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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 Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$548
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1513
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$507
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1683
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1419
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1417
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1503
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$496
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1647
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$500
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1710
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1798
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2065
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1662
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2140
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$502
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1882
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$513
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$520
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$513
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1184
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$733
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$512
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$447
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1807
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1878
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633