Can Tho vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	18	100
😀 Quality of life	32	100
🏙️ Population	1.25M	4.84M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 82% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8845th and 745th ($454 vs $2539) 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7871st 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	$1.58	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683