Cost of Living in Can Tho, 🇻🇳 Vietnam - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 19, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 3 4 $326 $211 $460 $134 $34

Utilities 1 $57 $61 $134 $48 —

Internet & Mobile 1 $15 $14 $29 $13 $1

Groceries 1 $112 $155 $333 $111 $7

Transportation 1 6 7 $125 $55 $220 $12 $12

Dining Out 1 $180 $115 $290 $70 $9

Leisure Activities 1 10 $60 $85 $1,831 $25 $11

Health Insurance 9 11 $68 $85 $350 $4 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 12 13 $8 $17 $33 — $1

Total $951 $798 $3,680 $417 $77

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 3 4 $229.89 $153 – $249 per month

Coworking Space 5 $38.31 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 3 $325.67 $268 – $383 per month

Coliving Space 3 $210.73 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $1.53 per cup

Beer 1 $1.04 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 $1.34 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 $3.83 per meal

Apples 1 $2.99 per kg

Bread 1 $0.97 per loaf

Milk 1 $1.34 per liter

Rice 1 $0.77 per kg

Chicken Fillets 1 $3.61 per kg

Beef 1 $10.26 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $7.66 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $22.99 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 $0.57 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 1 $0.46 per trip

Taxi per km 1 $0.57 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 7 $22.99 per month

Gasoline 8 $1.11 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 1 $1.34 per trip

Scooter Rental 6 $49.81 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 1 $3.83 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 1 $9.58 per month

Gym Membership 1 $19.16 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 1 $1.91 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 1 $5.75 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 1 $3.26 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $19.16 per pair

Summer Dress 1 $19.16 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $91.26 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $2.30 per visit

Laundry 1 $1.15 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 9 $16.86 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 14 $1.92 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 26,100 VND on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Chiang Mai

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Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 554.14 325.67
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 248.41 229.89
- Apples 2.75 2.99
- Beef 10.13 10.26
- Beer 0.84 1.04
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- Bread 0.69 0.97
- Chicken Fillets 4.01 3.61
- Cinema Ticket 3.63 3.26
- Coffee 1.07 1.53
- Coliving Space 313.38 210.73
- Coworking Space 80.25 38.31
- Dining Out local 91.72, nomad 420.38, expat 210.19, family 343.95, tourist 32.48 local 70, nomad 180.08, expat 114.94, family 290.04, tourist 8.62
- Doctor Visit (GP) 17.2 16.86
- Fast Food Combo 4.39 3.83
- Gasoline 0.94 1.11
- Groceries local 133.76, nomad 76.43, expat 191.08, family 458.6, tourist 4.59 local 110.88, nomad 111.77, expat 155.26, family 332.68, tourist 6.64
- Gym Membership 21.02 19.16
- Haircut 4.59 2.3
- Health Insurance local 4.59, nomad 68.79, expat 61.15, family 191.08, tourist 1.72 local 3.83, nomad 67.69, expat 84.98, family 350, tourist 2.27
- Housing local 171.97, nomad 439.49, expat 286.62, family 573.25, tourist 36.31 local 134.1, nomad 325.67, expat 210.73, family 459.77, tourist 34.48
- Internet & Mobile local 8.41, nomad 24.84, expat 17.2, family 30.57, tourist 0.57 local 13.41, nomad 15.33, expat 14.02, family 28.66, tourist 0.57
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 9.36 9.58
- Jeans 28.66 19.16
- Laundry 0.96 1.15
- Leisure Activities local 30.57, nomad 133.76, expat 95.54, family 171.97, tourist 11.46 local 24.98, nomad 60, expat 84.98, family 1831.42, tourist 11.46
- Meal (Inexpensive) 1.72 1.34
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 21.02 22.99
- Milk 1.38 1.34
- Mobile Plan 5.35 3.83
- Monthly Transport Pass 9.55 22.99
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 3.63 1.92
- Rice 0.84 0.77
- Ride-hailing (5km) 2.48 1.34
- Running Shoes 80.25 91.26
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5.73 5.75
- Scooter Rental 6.11 49.81
- Summer Dress 19.87 19.16
- Taxi per km 0.61 0.57
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 8.41 1.91
- Transportation local 22.93, nomad 68.79, expat 45.86, family 248.41, tourist 13.38 local 11.99, nomad 124.9, expat 54.98, family 219.92
- Utilities local 34.39, nomad 68.79, expat 61.15, family 133.76, tourist 0 local 48.28, nomad 57.47, expat 61.3, family 134.1, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 47.77, expat 42.04, family 152.87, tourist 0.96 local 0, nomad 8.33, expat 16.67, family 33.33, tourist 0.83
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.54 0.57
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.38 7.66
Internet & Mobile (local), Health Insurance (nomad, tourist), Visa & Legal Fees (expat), Dining Out (tourist), Pharmacy (basic meds) source index; category-total formulas aligned to arithmetic Source

Can Tho cost of living