Can Tho vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$2526
🏠 One person rent	$155	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$975
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$938
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	20	95
😀 Quality of life	43	76
🏙️ Population	3.21M	17.5M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 54% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8848th and 5618th ($455 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7506th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Shenzhen

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	Can Tho	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$678
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$694
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1734
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$548
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$638
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$873
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$785
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$627
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$954
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$858
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$777
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$801
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$908
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$793
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$682
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$474
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$828
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$766
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$778
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$802
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$797
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$758
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$739
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$751
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$705
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$714
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$729
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$711
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$892
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$528
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$648