Can Tho vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1163
🏠 One person rent	$159	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	18	40
😀 Quality of life	32	48
🏙️ Population	1.25M	5.94M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 41% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8845th and 6559th ($454 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st 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 0.6 months in Surat. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 7871st and 6336th 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	$1.58	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$1261

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$286
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$376
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$333
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$382
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$284
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$378
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$371
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$381
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$501
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$311
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$716
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$389
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$348
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$350
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$513
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$311
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$367
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$298
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$310
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$288
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$304
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$295
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$397
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$340
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$293
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$296
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$292
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$324
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$307
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$315
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$363
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$339
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$340