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Can Tho vs Phu Quoc

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Under balanced weights Phu Quoc edges it, 57 to 54, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Can Tho is stronger on nothing outright; Phu Quoc on getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.1 of 54 points (scores 64/100)Safety: 7.5 of 54 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 7.4 of 54 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 7.3 of 54 points (scores 65/100)Visa ease: 3.9 of 54 points (scores 35/100)Getting there & around: 2.7 of 54 points (scores 24/100)Climate: 2.8 of 54 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 8.5 of 54 points (scores 77/100)Quality of life: 6.5 of 54 points (scores 58/100)54
Can Tho
out of 100

Mekong Delta capital of floating markets and canals, with few foreigners

Full Can Tho profile →Where to stay in Can Tho →
Cost of living: 7.1 of 57 points (scores 64/100)Safety: 7.5 of 57 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 7.4 of 57 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 6.7 of 57 points (scores 61/100)Visa ease: 3.9 of 57 points (scores 35/100)Getting there & around: 4.1 of 57 points (scores 37/100)Climate: 3.7 of 57 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 9.6 of 57 points (scores 86/100)Quality of life: 6.5 of 57 points (scores 58/100)57
Phu Quoc
out of 100

Beach island with visa-free entry and fast growth

Full Phu Quoc profile →Where to stay in Phu Quoc →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricCan ThoPhu Quoc
Cost of living6464
Safety6868
Healthcare6767
Internet65 ✓61
Visa ease3535
Getting there & around2437 ✓
Climate2533 ✓
Air quality7786 ✓
Quality of life5858

Cost

MetricCan ThoPhu Quoc
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$900$900
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricCan ThoPhu Quoc
Homicides per 100k1.91.9
Political stability (0–100)67.767.7
UHC service coverage (0–100)7171
Life expectancy73.8 yrs73.8 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricCan ThoPhu Quoc
Download24.7 Mbps ✓20 Mbps
Upload25.7 Mbps ✓17.6 Mbps

Visa

MetricCan ThoPhu Quoc
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporte-visa requirede-visa required
Entry, EU passport45 days45 days
Entry, UK passport45 days45 days

Getting there and around

MetricCan ThoPhu Quoc
Non-stop airport destinations725 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)22
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricCan ThoPhu Quoc
Comfortable months per year34 ✓
Annual mean PM2.515.5 µg/m³11.2 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Can Tho or Phu Quoc?
Phu Quoc is cheaper: about $900 per month versus $900 for one person.
Is Can Tho or Phu Quoc safer?
Can Tho scores higher on safety (68 vs 68), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Can Tho or Phu Quoc?
Can Tho: a measured median of 24.7 Mbps versus 20 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.