Can Tho vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$155	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$36.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	20	61
😀 Quality of life	43	49
🏙️ Population	3.21M	1.62M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 7% less expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8848th and 8724th ($455 vs $490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 26th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 7506th and 6803rd 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	$1.24	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$2.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$1179
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$0.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$2.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$41.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$2180

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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 Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$400
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$381
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$452
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$457
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$419
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$446
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$428
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$494
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$458
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$416
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$402
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$386
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$520
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$358
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$437
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$502
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$468
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$450
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$551
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$515
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$466
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$376
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$627
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$516
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$552
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$472
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$469
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1115
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$493
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$424
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$387
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$371
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$419