Can Tho vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$998
🏠 One person rent	$155	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$351
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	20	5
😀 Quality of life	43	43
🏙️ Population	3.21M	115K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 10% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8848th and 8941st ($455 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd in Vietnam and Bhutan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7506th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/can-tho/thimphu.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Can Tho vs Thimphu infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/can-tho/thimphu" target="_blank">Can Tho vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Can Tho vs Thimphu

Prices for goods and services in Can Tho and Thimphu are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Can Tho	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$600

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$519
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$523
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$530
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$506
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$721
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$517
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$726
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$522
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$414
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$503
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$776
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$493
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$563
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$528
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$668
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$718
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$601
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$540
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$724
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$809
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$839
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$735
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$437
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$960
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$303
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$287
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$325
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$303
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$321
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$288
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1034
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$270
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$297
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$336
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$289
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$278
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$264
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$245
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$289
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$287
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$288
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$357
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$424
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$336
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$478
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$342
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$288
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$317
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$326
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$285
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$293
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$272
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$268
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$274