Can Tho vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$159	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	18	5
😀 Quality of life	32	34
🏙️ Population	1.25M	115K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 8% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8845th and 8915th ($454 vs $422) 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 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7871st and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Thimphu

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	Can Tho	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.58	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$666

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300