Can Tho vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$159	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$1146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	18	70
😀 Quality of life	32	68
🏙️ Population	1.25M	12.7M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 48% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8845th and 6198th ($454 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 18th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 7871st and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Suzhou

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	Can Tho	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.58	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$17431

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613