Can Tho vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$156	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	18	99
😀 Quality of life	37	100
🏙️ Population	1.25M	5.45M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 83% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8893rd and 649th ($439 vs $2640) 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 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8088th and 3rd 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	$1.14	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$19140

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710