Can Tho vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Can Tho	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$463	$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$160	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$769	$1851
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$205	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	18	13
😀 Quality of life	36	26
🏙️ Population	1.24M	948K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 62% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8716th and 4354th ($463 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in Vietnam and Laos, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Can Tho ranked 20th best city to live in Vietnam vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 7738th and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Vientiane

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	Can Tho	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.62	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.65	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.01	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$813	$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2548	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1293	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.42	$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.58	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.44	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7317	$10038

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$515
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$509
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$518
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$516
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$694
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$520
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$702
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$550
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$479
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$534
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$569
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$566
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$553
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$512
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$521
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$628
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$526
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$587
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$614
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$539
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$619
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$518
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$653
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$665
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$642
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$702

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$500
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1184
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$575
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$554
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$504
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$577
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$517
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$631
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$588
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$594
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$543
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$524
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$557
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$902
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$562
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$587
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$605
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$716
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$605
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$539
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$422