Can Tho vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$158	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$678
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	20	17
😀 Quality of life	43	44
🏙️ Population	3.21M	7.01M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 23% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8867th and 7977th ($456 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 234th 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 Zhumadian. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 7544th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Zhumadian

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	Can Tho	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$9042

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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	$514
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$535
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$526
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$762
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$525
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$587
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$506
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$652
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$575
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$541
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$768
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$846
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$874
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$782
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$845

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507