Can Tho vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$155	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$1068
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	20	99
😀 Quality of life	43	76
🏙️ Population	3.21M	24.9M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 60% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8848th and 4880th ($455 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 5th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 7506th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Shanghai

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	Can Tho	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$27610

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789