Can Tho vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$1433
🏠 One person rent	$156	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$328
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$575
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	18	77
😀 Quality of life	37	68
🏙️ Population	1.25M	12.6M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 13% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8893rd and 8651st ($439 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 491st in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 8088th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Zhengzhou

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	Can Tho	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$19556

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$513
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$518
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$517
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$516
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$478
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$502
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$517
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$523
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$506
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$511
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$510
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$506
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$507
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$503
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$525
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$515
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$572
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$537
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$513
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$527
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$553
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$551
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$534
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$582
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$484
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$526
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$585
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$689
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$807
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$598
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$580
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$552
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$581
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$543
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$518
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$563