Can Tho vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$158	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	20	99
😀 Quality of life	43	98
🏙️ Population	3.21M	5.45M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 84% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8867th and 348th ($456 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and Australia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7544th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Sydney

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	Can Tho	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864