Al Ain vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3246
$1332
🏠 One person rent
$889
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3712
$66.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
38
24
😀 Quality of life
82
16
🏙️ Population
767K
4.35M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 157% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4123rd and 8160th ($1449 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 28th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kano ranked 21st in Nigeria, while ranked 588th and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.58
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$7.74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$18.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
22.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$1342
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.17
$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$2.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$1.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$4.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$1.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$3.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$602
$35.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5433
$1804

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$2514
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$1183
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$1398
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$1730
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$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
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$529
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$1230
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$534
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$624
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
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$1008
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$808
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$817
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
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$652
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$618
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$393
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$638
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1131
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1131
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$810
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$781
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$852
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1514
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$466
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$555
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$618
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$621
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$664
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$563
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$705
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$644
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$596
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$878
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$778
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1051
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$664
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$505
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$698
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$543
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1172
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$752
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$961
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1774
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$793
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$571
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$505
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$674
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$1013
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$926