Can Tho vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$158	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$5553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	20	86
😀 Quality of life	43	91
🏙️ Population	3.21M	1.39M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 87% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8867th and 50th ($456 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 38th in Vietnam and the United States, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 7544th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs San Diego

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	Can Tho	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$26517

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804