Beirut vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$539
🏠 One person rent
$623
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$133
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
24
😀 Quality of life
62
17
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.85M

The cost of living in Beirut is 470% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4447th and 9294th ($1195 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Lebanon and Nigeria, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 5118th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

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