Can Tho vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$3320
🏠 One person rent	$158	$713
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$1156
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$2607
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	20	98
😀 Quality of life	43	76
🏙️ Population	3.21M	919K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 68% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 8867th and 4288th ($456 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and South Korea, respectively. Check Vietnam vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 7544th and 1327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Seongnam

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	Can Tho	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$136
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$12598

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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 Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1292
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1162
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1363
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1030
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1120
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1044
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1167
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1134
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1050
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1092
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$937
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1068
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1057
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1053
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1046
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1073
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1121
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$867
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$984
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1563
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$892
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$903
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$986
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1003
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$986
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1019