Amman vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1332
🏠 One person rent
$398
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$66.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
64
24
😀 Quality of life
71
16
🏙️ Population
4.01M
4.35M

The cost of living in Amman is 79% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 5492nd and 8160th ($1009 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Jordan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Jordan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kano ranked 21st in Nigeria, while ranked 3561st and 9173rd 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
$7.09
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$7.74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$18.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
22.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1342
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$2.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$1.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$1.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$3.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$35.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$1804

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$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$652
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$618
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$393
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$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
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$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
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$674
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$926