Can Tho vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$155	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$942
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	17
😀 Quality of life	43	50
🏙️ Population	3.21M	6.71M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 52% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 8848th and 6021st ($455 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 15th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 1 months in Yancheng. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Yancheng ranked 136th in China, while ranked 7506th and 6705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Yancheng

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	Can Tho	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$28.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$1833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$16158

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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	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$530
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$506
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$721
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$517
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$726
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$522
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$414
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$503
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$776
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$493
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$563
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$528
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$668
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$718
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$601
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$540
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$724
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$809
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$839
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$735
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$693
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$644
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$672
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$664
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$693
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$659
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$623
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$635
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$627
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$651
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$620
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$645
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$571
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$623
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$658
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$581
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$636
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$633
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$644
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$643
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$789
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$587
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$678
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$686
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$602
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$590
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$725
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$663
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$657
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$550
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$798
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$726
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$523
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$523
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1030