Can Tho vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Can Tho	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$463	$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$160	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$399
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$205	$1294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	18	74
😀 Quality of life	36	82
🏙️ Population	1.24M	1.87M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 49% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8716th and 5887th ($463 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 7th 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 Tainan. Can Tho ranked 20th best city to live in Vietnam vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7738th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Tainan

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	Can Tho	Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.62	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.65	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.01	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$813	$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2548	$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1293	$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.42	$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2	$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.58	$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.44	$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7317	$11040

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$515
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$509
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$518
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$516
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$694
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$520
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$702
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$550
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$479
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$534
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$569
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$566
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$553
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$512
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$521
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$628
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$526
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$587
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$614
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$539
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$619
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$518
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$653
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$665
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$642
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$702

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$725
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$791
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$952
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$857
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$890
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$995
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$746
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$860
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$917
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$861
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$851
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$863
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1011
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$676
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1169
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$689
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$721
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$860
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$675
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$664
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$589
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$588
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$716
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$713
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$738
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$694
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$799
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$667
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$678
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$1083
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$787
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$891
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$655
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$837
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$741