Can Tho vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$974
🏠 One person rent	$158	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$292
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$159
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$310
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	20	40
😀 Quality of life	43	60
🏙️ Population	3.21M	5.94M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 34% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8867th and 7286th ($456 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 7544th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Surat

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	Can Tho	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$929

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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 Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$286
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$287
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$382
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$346
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$373
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$294
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$362
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$366
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$437
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$355
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$379
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$475
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$401
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$504
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$310
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$733
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$378
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$302
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$344
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$502
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$297
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$324
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$355
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$257
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$326
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$284
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$268
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$286
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$385
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$331
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$282
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$301
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$282
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$317
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$303
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$321
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$360
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$326
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$319