Can Tho vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$159	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$1050
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	18	93
😀 Quality of life	32	83
🏙️ Population	1.25M	2.33M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 48% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8845th and 6171st ($454 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 7871st and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Taoyuan

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	Can Tho	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.58	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$18619

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443