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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Can Tho	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$463	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$160	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$205	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	18	87
😀 Quality of life	36	92
🏙️ Population	1.24M	1.01M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 87% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8716th and 22nd ($463 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Can Tho ranked 20th best city to live in Vietnam vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 7738th and 69th 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	$1.62	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.65	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.01	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$813	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2548	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1293	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.42	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.58	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.44	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7317	$15889

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$515
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$509
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$518
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$516
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$694
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$520
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$702
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$550
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$479
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$534
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$569
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$566
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$553
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$512
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$521
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$628
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$526
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$587
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$614
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$539
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$619
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$518
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$653
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$665
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$642
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$702

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123