Can Tho vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$156	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	18	24
😀 Quality of life	37	44
🏙️ Population	1.25M	7.82M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 27% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8893rd and 7835th ($439 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 183rd in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 8088th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Shangqiu

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	Can Tho	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$17107

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517