Amman vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$539
🏠 One person rent
$358
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$133
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
24
😀 Quality of life
69
17
🏙️ Population
4.01M
3.85M

The cost of living in Amman is 368% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 5457th and 9294th ($981 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Jordan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Jordan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 3121st and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$0.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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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