Can Tho vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$156	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$240
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	18	96
😀 Quality of life	37	66
🏙️ Population	1.25M	8.69M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 36% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8893rd and 7204th ($439 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 6th in Vietnam and Iran, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8088th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Tehran

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	Can Tho	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$2007

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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 Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$628
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$622
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$638
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$607
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$635
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$604
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$598
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$637
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$611
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$640
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$641
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$704
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$642
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$588
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$644
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$598
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$530
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$503
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$448
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$582
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$372
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$643
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$542
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$515
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$497
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$472
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$430
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$457
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$426
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$494
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488