Can Tho vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$159	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	18	24
😀 Quality of life	32	39
🏙️ Population	1.25M	6.56M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 23% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8845th and 7740th ($454 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 7871st and 7044th 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	$1.58	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$11393

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$512
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$514
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$526
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$494
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$721
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$596
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$507
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$577
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$634
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$644
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$677
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$573
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$535
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$781
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$777

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600