Can Tho vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$156	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	18	24
😀 Quality of life	37	45
🏙️ Population	1.25M	6.56M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 27% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8893rd and 7790th ($439 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 8088th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Shaoyang

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	Can Tho	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599