Can Tho vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$2444
🏠 One person rent	$158	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$900
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1024
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	20	95
😀 Quality of life	43	77
🏙️ Population	3.21M	17.5M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 51% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8867th and 6106th ($456 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 12th 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 Shenzhen. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7544th and 1113th 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	$1.16	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$22916

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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	$514
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$535
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$526
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$762
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$525
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$587
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$506
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$652
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$575
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$541
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$768
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$846
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$874
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$782
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$845

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$674
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$666
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1718
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$534
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$621
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$848
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$782
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$943
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$844
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$795
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$832
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$896
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$589
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$807
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$673
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$465
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$816
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$760
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$769
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$790
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$789
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$814
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$730
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$738
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$698
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$699
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$723
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$694
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$903
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$533
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$638