Can Tho vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$2692
🏠 One person rent	$156	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1459
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	18	85
😀 Quality of life	37	83
🏙️ Population	1.25M	3.03M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 56% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8893rd and 5518th ($439 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8088th and 541st 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	$1.14	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$19915

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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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$914
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$894
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$695
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$894
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$914
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$993
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$868
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$942
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1135
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$802
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1313
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$894
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$1030
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$854
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$634
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$615
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$621
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$901
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$707
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$628
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$671
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$697
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$616
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$700
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$589
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$454
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$451
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$669
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$579
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$677
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$600
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$696
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$666
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$650