Can Tho vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$156	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$8151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	18	81
😀 Quality of life	37	100
🏙️ Population	1.25M	449K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 88% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8893rd and 23rd ($439 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 3rd in Vietnam and Switzerland, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 8088th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Zurich

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	Can Tho	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041