Can Tho vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$159	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	18	74
😀 Quality of life	32	63
🏙️ Population	1.25M	3.01M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 17% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8845th and 8233rd ($454 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 15th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 7871st and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Surabaya

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	Can Tho	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.58	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508