Can Tho vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$4089
🏠 One person rent	$156	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$1453
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$2574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	18	100
😀 Quality of life	37	99
🏙️ Population	1.25M	14.3M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 74% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8893rd and 3130th ($439 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 3rd in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 8088th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Tokyo

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	Can Tho	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$14795

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1125
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$961
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1113
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1058
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1047
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1088
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1066
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1002
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$997
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1024
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$975
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$961