Can Tho vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$3254
🏠 One person rent	$159	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$1230
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$1684
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	18	95
😀 Quality of life	32	86
🏙️ Population	1.25M	2.6M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 62% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8845th and 4534th ($454 vs $1181) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7871st and 339th 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	$1.58	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$19749

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$875
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$821
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$897
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$728
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$894
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$813
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$770
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$747
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$669
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$625
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$788
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$648
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$644
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$681
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$823
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$726
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$688
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$671
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$630
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$682
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$603
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$661
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$649
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$601
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$587
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$677
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$616
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$671
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$451
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$581