Beijing vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$539
🏠 One person rent
$605
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$133
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
24
😀 Quality of life
78
17
🏙️ Population
21.9M
3.85M

The cost of living in Beijing is 408% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4887th and 9294th ($1065 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 33rd in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 583rd and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Kano

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Beijing Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.25
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$4.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

Cities near Kano

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