Can Tho vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Can Tho	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$469	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1614	$4098
🏠 One person rent	$164	$957
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$2107
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.8	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	18	19
😀 Quality of life	32	16
🏙️ Population	1.25M	2.86M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 72% less expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 8809th and 2973rd ($469 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and North Korea, respectively. Check Vietnam vs North Korea 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 Pyongyang. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 7844th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Pyongyang

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	Can Tho	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.63	$8.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.66	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$803
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$3195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1610
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.65%	12.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$1714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$17.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$6.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$4.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7276	$3493

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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 Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1555
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1574
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1576
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1564
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1550
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1564
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1555
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1553
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1562
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1547
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1545
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1567
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1573
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1020
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$548
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$968
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$966
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$941
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$989
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1008
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1603
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1067
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1068
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1461
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1085
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1084
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$1025
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1074
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$990
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$527
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1003
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1127
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$988
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1087
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$839