Amman vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1449
🏠 One person rent
$383
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
24
😀 Quality of life
68
14
🏙️ Population
4.01M
4.35M

The cost of living in Amman is 72% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 5667th and 7980th ($1004 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 0.3 months in Kano. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 3456th and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Kano

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Amman Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$8.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$11.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$17.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$1.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$1.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$4.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$0.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$3.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$1.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$11.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$38.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$1831

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$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$621
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$596
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$377
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$605
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1037
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1042
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$757
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$735
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$787
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1262
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$453
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$545
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$584
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$616
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$724
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$658
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$469
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$704
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$635
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$701
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$846
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$774
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1036
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$699
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$494
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$714
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$529
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1073
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$906
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1686
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$794
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$666
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$492
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$638
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$886