Can Tho vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$156	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$2496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	18	73
😀 Quality of life	37	80
🏙️ Population	1.25M	7.01M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 73% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8893rd and 3418th ($439 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8088th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Riyadh

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	Can Tho	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$9818

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463