Can Tho vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1479
🏠 One person rent	$158	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$759
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	20	49
😀 Quality of life	43	71
🏙️ Population	3.21M	8.78M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 28% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8867th and 7679th ($456 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 137th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 7544th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Quanzhou

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	Can Tho	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$630
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$903
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$723
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$668
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$656
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$698
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$634
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$654
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$888
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$957
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$879
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$937
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$465
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$882
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$910
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$602
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$673
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$910
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$464
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1108
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$997
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$796
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$610
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$841
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$814
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$665
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$586
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$763
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$594
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$595
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$943