Can Tho vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$158	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$305
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	20	76
😀 Quality of life	43	65
🏙️ Population	3.21M	3.01M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 17% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8867th and 8392nd ($456 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 13th 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 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 7544th and 5172nd 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	$1.16	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$9112

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$419
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$459
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$408
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$476
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$379
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$453
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$439
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$445
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$405
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$424
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$499
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1175
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$822
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$496
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$474
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$409
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$470
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$515
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$536
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$502
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$556
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$467
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$391
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$684
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$593
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$609
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$488
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$487
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$510
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$588
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$493