Can Tho vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$158	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$4401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	20	89
😀 Quality of life	43	97
🏙️ Population	3.21M	5.87M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 85% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8867th and 154th ($456 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and Singapore, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 7544th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Singapore City

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	Can Tho	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$31369

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663