Can Tho vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$156	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	18	72
😀 Quality of life	37	90
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.06M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 59% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8893rd and 5094th ($439 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 139th in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 8088th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Sendai

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	Can Tho	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$5899

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$989
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$992
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$986
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$988
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$989
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$983
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$988
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$972
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$979
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$969
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$966
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$995
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$997
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$992
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$994
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$951
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1002
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$955
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$967
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$953
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$972
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$969
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1001
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$959
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1001
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$921
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$929
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$950
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$951
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$980
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1006
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$964
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$959
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1010
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1011
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$963
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$977
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1013