Can Tho vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$158	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$5742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	87
😀 Quality of life	43	91
🏙️ Population	3.21M	1.01M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 88% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8867th and 8th ($456 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 7544th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs San Jose, United States

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	Can Tho	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$23160

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212