Can Tho vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Can Tho	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$469	$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1614	$2737
🏠 One person rent	$164	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.8	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$1275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	18	74
😀 Quality of life	32	80
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.87M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 44% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8809th and 6292nd ($469 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 9th 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 Tainan. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7844th and 499th 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	$1.63	$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.66	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.65%	1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7276	$18526

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$521
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$529
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$516
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$534
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$515
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$689
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$525
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$744
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$541
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$445
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$512
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$516
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$531
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$515
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$626
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$521
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$630
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$697
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$533
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$549
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$703
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$773
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$800
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$745
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$806

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$707
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$761
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$801
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$818
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$841
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$698
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$864
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$828
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$868
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$821
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$745
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1060
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$654
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1158
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$666
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$807
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$1028
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$661
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$706
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$605
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$592
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$691
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$713
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$726
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$683
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$795
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$642
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$673
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$1014
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$719
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$776
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$801
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$643
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$629
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$719