Amman vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$386
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$154
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
64
24
😀 Quality of life
68
13
🏙️ Population
4.01M
4.35M

The cost of living in Amman is 80% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 5535th and 8204th ($994 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 3048th and 9094th 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
$48.9
$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$1380

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$552
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$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1931
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$526
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$579
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$371
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$587
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$974
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$972
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$820
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$759
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$743
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1502
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$426
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$553
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$609
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$665
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$535
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$556
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$651
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$462
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$695
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$634
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$533
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$805
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$779
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$972
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$677
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$485
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$553
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$523
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1019
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$776
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$883
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1611
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$555
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$527
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$486
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$621
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1030
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$881