Can Tho vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Can Tho	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$469	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1614	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$164	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.8	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$227
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	18	59
😀 Quality of life	32	52
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.62M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 15% less expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8809th and 8266th ($469 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 23rd 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 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 7844th and 6095th 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	$1.63	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.66	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.65%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7276	$2166

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$521
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$529
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$516
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$534
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$515
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$689
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$525
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$744
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$541
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$445
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$512
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$516
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$531
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$515
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$626
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$521
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$630
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$697
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$533
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$549
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$703
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$773
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$800
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$745
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$806

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$447
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$434
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$506
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$512
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$507
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$508
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$487
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$551
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$517
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$470
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$427
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$558
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$388
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$495
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$571
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$530
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$541
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$419
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$757
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$577
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$605
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$524
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$522
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1121
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$530
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$438
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$380
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$420
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$458