Beirut vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$598
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$93
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$76.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
74
25
😀 Quality of life
62
23
🏙️ Population
2.42M
4.35M

The cost of living in Beirut is 140% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4463rd and 8284th ($1353 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Lebanon and Nigeria, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kano ranked 9th in Nigeria, while ranked 5682nd and 9059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Kano

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Beirut Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$12.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$19.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
21.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$1659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$5.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$3.63
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$35
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$2083

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Kano

Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$584
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$581
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$353
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1143
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$830
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$750
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$785
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1551
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$538
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$608
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$594
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$587
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$785
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$775
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$922
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$665
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$503
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$687
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$540
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1194
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$849
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1555
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$750
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$550
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$506
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$601
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$878