Can Tho vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$159	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	18	54
😀 Quality of life	32	66
🏙️ Population	1.25M	8.78M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 30% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8845th and 7256th ($454 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 7871st and 4015th 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	$1.58	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936