Can Tho vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$159	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$1355
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	18	84
😀 Quality of life	32	81
🏙️ Population	1.25M	3.03M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 49% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8845th and 6071st ($454 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 6th in Vietnam and Taiwan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Taiwan 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 Taichung. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7871st and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Taichung

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	Can Tho	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.58	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$18658

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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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671