Al Ain vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$539
🏠 One person rent
$612
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$133
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
79
17
🏙️ Population
767K
3.85M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 440% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4616th and 9294th ($1132 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 496th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$0.25
 Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$4.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$721

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$351