Can Tho vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$3273
🏠 One person rent	$156	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$1099
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$1659
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	18	94
😀 Quality of life	37	87
🏙️ Population	1.25M	2.6M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 67% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8893rd and 4455th ($439 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 8088th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Taipei

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	Can Tho	Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$17567

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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 Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1135
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$1030
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$942
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$802
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$868
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$993
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$695
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$1006
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$914
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$894
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$894
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$914
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$628
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$634
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$854
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$894
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$628
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$621
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$615
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$700
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$901
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$753
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$707
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$677
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$671
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$696
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$616
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$666
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$697
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$600
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$586
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$672
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$604
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$650
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$454
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$589