Can Tho vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$2217
🏠 One person rent	$155	$392
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$864
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	20	36
😀 Quality of life	43	52
🏙️ Population	3.21M	6.98M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 45% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8848th and 6659th ($455 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 22nd 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 Zhanjiang. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 7506th and 6493rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Zhanjiang

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	Can Tho	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$18767

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$797
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$802
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$711
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$617
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$714
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$839
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$858
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$828
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$580
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$620
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$873
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$574
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$548
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$782
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$592
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1734
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$627
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$579
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$678
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$601
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$785
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$778
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$801
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$564
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$694
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$995
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2396
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$586
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$583
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$766
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$528
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$593