Can Tho vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Can Tho	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$463	$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$1471
🏠 One person rent	$160	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$693
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$205	$229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	18	59
😀 Quality of life	36	40
🏙️ Population	1.24M	1.62M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 19% less expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8716th and 7939th ($463 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 12th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Can Tho ranked 20th best city to live in Vietnam vs Semarang ranked 26th in Indonesia, while ranked 7738th and 7195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Semarang

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	Can Tho	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.62	$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.65	$2.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.01	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$813	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2548	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1293	$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.42	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2	$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.58	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.44	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$46.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7317	$2132

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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 Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$403
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$383
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$479
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$478
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$440
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$439
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$495
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$426
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$427
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$459
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$522
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$383
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$454
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$512
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$469
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$547
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$552
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$393
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$718
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$573
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$512
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$493
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$873
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$870
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$546
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$422
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$361
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$457
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$444