Beirut vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$605
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$154
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
24
😀 Quality of life
63
13
🏙️ Population
2.42M
4.35M

The cost of living in Beirut is 127% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4326th and 8204th ($1255 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Lebanon and Nigeria, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 4772nd and 9094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$1380

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Kano

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