Can Tho vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$159	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	18	17
😀 Quality of life	32	51
🏙️ Population	1.25M	317K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 17% less expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 8845th and 8259th ($454 vs $547) 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 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 7871st and 6197th 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	$1.58	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$3751

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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 Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$531
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1335
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$420
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1667
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1411
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1401
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$500
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1617
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$505
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2067
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$507
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1946
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$502
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1192
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$511
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$501
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1185
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$669
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$503
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$442
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1604
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1652
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681