Can Tho vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Can Tho	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1167	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$155	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$266	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$161	$1144
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	18	70
😀 Quality of life	34	69
🏙️ Population	1.25M	12.7M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 47% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8901st and 6528th ($437 vs $831) 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 1.4 months in Suzhou. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Suzhou ranked 21st in China, while ranked 8033rd and 3525th 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	$1.14	$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.42	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$4.15
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$72.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2317	$5917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1248	$2848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.61	$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$4.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.9	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.29	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.9	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.36	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$76.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.41	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.5	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6878	$17052

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$503
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$505
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$497
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$516
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$495
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$727
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$521
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$413
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$480
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$719
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$610
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$509
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$495
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$498
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$578
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$521
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$629
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$530
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$632
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$711
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$570
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$717
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$504
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$528
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$564
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$538
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$792
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$818
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$775
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$784
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$774
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$752
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$818

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$706
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$642
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$680
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$683
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$593
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$646
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$669
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$640
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$691
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$549
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1125
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$602
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$616
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$625
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$650
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$624
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$635
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$655
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$823
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$638
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$738
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$646
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$527
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$620
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$597
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$646
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$667
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$676
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$750
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$620
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$680
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$611