Can Tho vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Can Tho	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$469	$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1614	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$164	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$1015
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.8	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$408
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	18	43
😀 Quality of life	32	55
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.4M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 48% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8809th and 6109th ($469 vs $907) 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 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 7844th and 5802nd 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	$1.63	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.66	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.65%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.3	$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7276	$7750

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$521
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$529
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$516
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$534
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$515
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$689
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$525
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$744
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$541
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$445
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$512
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$516
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$531
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$515
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$626
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$521
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$630
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$697
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$533
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$549
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$703
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$773
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$800
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$745
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$806

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$875
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$568
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$741
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$575
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$617
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$629
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1005
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$684
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$581
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$644
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1380
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$676
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$646
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$637
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$447
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$806
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$729
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$605
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$648
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$602
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$561
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$619
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$574
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$573
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$601
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$603
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$515
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$628
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$502
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$577
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$589
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$760
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$537
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$623
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1067
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$629
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$594