Can Tho vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$158	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	20	44
😀 Quality of life	43	62
🏙️ Population	3.21M	1.4M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 51% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8867th and 6169th ($456 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Vietnam and Mongolia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 7544th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Can Tho	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$7641

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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	$514
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$535
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$526
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$762
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$525
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$587
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$506
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$652
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$575
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$541
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$768
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$846
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$874
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$782
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$845

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$903
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$722
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$771
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$767
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$970
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$650
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1010
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$691
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$679
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$555
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1392
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$667
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$651
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$655
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$543
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$804
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$770
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$636
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$666
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$590
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$566
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$610
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$582
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$581
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$605
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$495
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$555
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$500
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$633
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$484
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$567
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$426
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$709
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$566
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$613
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1044
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$454
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$635