Abu Dhabi vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$539
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$133
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
24
😀 Quality of life
82
17
🏙️ Population
1.48M
3.85M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 823% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 1938th and 9294th ($1936 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd in the United Arab Emirates and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 369th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Kano

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Abu Dhabi Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$0.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Kano

Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$265
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$233
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$210
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$249
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$976
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$978
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$269
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$272
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$313
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$288
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$219
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$241
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$314
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$264
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$314
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$633
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$272
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$290
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$310
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$243
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$616
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$325
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$250
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$354
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$407
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$468
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$436
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$501
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1006
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$262
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$330
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$507
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$761
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$548
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$467
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$233
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$351