Can Tho vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$155	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$6618
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	20	80
😀 Quality of life	43	91
🏙️ Population	3.21M	737K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 86% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8848th and 126th ($455 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 94th 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 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 7506th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Seattle

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	Can Tho	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$30033

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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	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$530
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$506
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$721
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$517
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$726
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$522
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$414
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$503
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$776
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$493
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$563
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$528
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$668
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$718
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$601
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$540
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$724
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$809
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$839
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$735
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098