Can Tho vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1132
🏠 One person rent	$158	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$196
😷 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 9% less expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8867th and 8720th ($456 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 29th 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 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 7544th and 6843rd 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	$1.16	$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	7.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$3.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$2.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$2.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$43.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$2303

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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	$514
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$535
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$526
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$762
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$525
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$587
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$506
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$652
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$575
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$541
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$768
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$846
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$874
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$782
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$845

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$424
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$405
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$474
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$478
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$445
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$470
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$453
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$478
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$439
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$419
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$408
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$379
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$459
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$536
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$502
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$476
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$551
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$556
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$467
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$391
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$684
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$609
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$488
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$487
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1175
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$822
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$496
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$417
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$409
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$388
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$411