City guide Can Tho
- Affordable Shopping Spots Cai Khe Market for clothes and cheap essentials Lotte Mart, 84 Mau Than, Cai Khe, for a supermarket. Xuan Khanh market, at the start of…
- Annual Events Southern Traditional Cake Festival (usually April/May) Khmer festivals in the Vinh Chau area, now inside the municipality, include Sene Dolta and…
- Art Galleries Lotus Art Gallery none
- Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads No specific nomad visa yet; most work on E-visas (90 days) without reporting foreign… No digital-nomad visa or nomad tax rate. Many passports, including the UK, get 45 days…
- Banking for Expats Vietcombank, HSBC, or Shinhan Bank; TPBank ATMs allow 5M VND withdrawals Local banks, with ATMs in town. You generally cannot send money abroad from a Vietnamese…
- Bar/Nightlife Area Hai Ba Trung Street (Ninh Kieu Quay) and De Tham street for pubs Ninh Kieu riverfront, along Hai Ba Trung, is the evening row of restaurants and bars. It…
- Best Area to Stay for Digital Nomads Cai Rang District or areas near Hung Vuong Street for a mix of local life and amenities Ninh Kieu around Tran Hung Dao, where MindX sits, and the Xuan Khanh streets off Mau Than…
- Best Area to Stay for Tourists Ninh Kieu District (near the Pier and Pedestrian Bridge) Ninh Kieu, by the quay, the park and Hai Ba Trung: walkable to boats, the night market and…
- Best Beach Nearby Can Tho Artificial Beach (River beach); nearest real ocean is Mui Ne or Vung Tau (5-6… Ho Be, in Vinh Hai commune, is a sandy East Sea beach now inside Can Tho after the 2025…
- Best Cafe for Work The Coffee House (Hoa Binh Ave) or Highlands Coffee (Ninh Kieu Quay) Highlands Coffee, 2 Hai Ba Trung, on the Ninh Kieu quay. Mau Than, in the Xuan Khanh…
- Best Coworking Space Up-Green Coworking Space (3rd Floor, 50 Nguyen Trai; approx. 120k VND/day) CASIC Co-working Space in Cai Khe is the city startup workspace (hub opened June 2025). A…
- Best Dessert Spots Che Buoi (Grapefruit sweet soup) on Mau Than Street Sweet che stalls in Ninh Kieu Park in the evening, along the riverfront.
- Best Food Delivery App GrabFood and ShopeeFood Grab (Do an) is the food app that also covers rides. An inexpensive restaurant meal is…
- Best Hospital SIS Can Tho International General Hospital (Nguyen Van Cu St) Vinmec Can Tho International Hospital, 150A 3/2 Street, Ninh Kieu: 155 beds. A general…
- Best Local Dish to Try Banh Cong (Savory muffin) at Banh Cong Co Ut (86 Ly Tu Trong) Banh cong, a crisp fried cake of shrimp, pork and mung beans. Co Ut is at 86/38 Ly Tu…
- Best Taxi/Ride App Grab (car and bike) and Xanh SM (electric taxi) Grab (GrabBike and GrabCar) is the widest app. A bike across the centre is about…
- Bike/Scooter Rental Can Tho Bike Rental on Nguyen Van Cu (approx. 150k VND/day) Gia Bao Moto, 75/19 Vo Truong Toan, Cai Khe: a Honda Wave is ₫1.1-1.3 million a month…
- Birdwatching Locations Bang Lang Sanctuary Lung Ngoc Hoang, about 40 km south: the boat canals and the observation tower, best early…
- Bonfire-Friendly Spots Inquiry with riverside homestays in Cai Rang for private setups Campers use Ho Be beach in Vinh Hai. The guide does not say whether open fires are…
- Budget Accommodation Nguyen Shack Riverside Resort (approx. 450k VND/night) Guesthouses on Chau Van Liem and Ngo Duc Ke, a short walk from Ninh Kieu quay. A current…
- Cashless Friendly Moderate; QR codes (VNPay/Momo) accepted at chains, cash required for street food Mixed. Grab takes cash or a card in the app, and Lotte Mart and Vincom take cards. Street…
- Casino & Gaming Halls E-Gaming Club at Muong Thanh Hotel (Foreigners only) none
- City Can Tho, Mekong Delta, Vietnam Can Tho is a centrally governed city on the Hau River in the Mekong Delta, about 170 km…
- Community Centers Can Tho Youth Center CASIC Hub in Ninh Kieu ward is the city startup and innovation centre, opened in June…
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules No specific CFC rules, but strict transfer pricing regulations Vietnam has no CFC rules. Related-party transactions follow transfer-pricing rules (Decree…
- Cooking Classes Bamboo Cooking Class (Cai Rang area) none
- Corporate Tax 20% standard rate Standard corporate income tax is 20%. Oil, gas and some mining rates are higher…
- Cultural Districts Ninh Kieu Pier district Ninh Kieu quay and park, along Hai Ba Trung, is the riverfront cultural centre, with the…
- Currency & Banking 1 USD ≈ 24,500 VND, 1 EUR ≈ 26,600 VND (Vietcombank is best for exchange) Vietnamese dong (VND). Vietcombank USD selling rate ₫26,100 per US dollar on 19 October…
- Cycling/Walking Paths Concrete paths through the fruit orchards of Phong Dien Walk the Ninh Kieu riverfront. For a longer ride, the orchard paths around Phong Dien are…
- Dividend Withholding Tax 5% for individuals Individuals pay 5% on dividends. Dividends a Vietnamese company receives from another…
- E-commerce/Online Store Shopee.vn and Lazada.vn Shopee was still the largest of the four main Vietnamese marketplaces, with 53% of their…
- Gaming Lounges CyberCore Gaming none
- Grocery Delivery Chopp or Lotte Mart Speed L app Grab mart (Di cho) delivers groceries. For a shop floor, Lotte Mart is at 84 Mau Than, Cai…
- Gyms & Fitness Centers Gym Fitness & Yoga Relax (30/4 Street; approx. 500k VND/month) A monthly fitness-club membership is about ₫500,000 (Numbeo, February 2026). Vincom Plaza…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 35% 35% on annual taxable employment income above ₫1,200 million (above ₫100 million a month)…
- Highway Access CT01 (Trung Luong - My Thuan Expressway) connecting to Ho Chi Minh City The Ho Chi Minh City drive uses expressway CT.01: Trung Luong-My Thuan, the My Thuan 2…
- Historic Buildings Can Tho Old Market (Nha Lung) Binh Thuy ancient house (1870) and the old market hall on Ninh Kieu quay, now set in a…
- Historical Sites Binh Thuy Ancient House (Setting for 'The Lover' film) Binh Thuy ancient house, 142-144 Bui Huu Nghia, built in 1870. It is a French-and-Asian…
- Internet Speed Average 65 Mbps (VNPT and FPT Fiber are reliable) Numbeo (last update 25 February 2026) puts unlimited broadband of 60 Mbps or faster at…
fix pass: E-commerce/Online Store to Shopee's 53% four-platform share; 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) USD conversion cites Vietindex's ₫26,100 sell rate; Property Tax cites PwC's statement that there is no net wealth tax Source