Amman vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$368
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
62
22
😀 Quality of life
70
14
🏙️ Population
4.01M
3.85M

The cost of living in Amman is 85% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 5708th and 8291st ($962 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in Jordan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Jordan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 2687th and 9157th 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
$7.73
$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$9.36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$20.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
19.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$2.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$0.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$0.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$1.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$44.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$38.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$1711

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Kano

Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$740
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$687
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$589
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$740
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$908
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$912
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$749
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$613
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$664
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1306
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$613
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$712
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$642
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$715
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$684
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$593
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$726
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$931
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$517
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$617
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$607
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$736
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$673
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$563
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$598
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$488
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$425
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$849
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$524
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$942
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$943
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$739
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1592
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$734
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$550
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$487
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$613
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1191
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$676