Birmingham vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1332
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$66.7
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
24
😀 Quality of life
95
16
🏙️ Population
1.14M
4.35M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 280% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 1622nd and 8160th ($2137 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 28th in the United Kingdom and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kano ranked 21st in Nigeria, while ranked 48th and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$7.74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$18.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
22.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$1342
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$2.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$1.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$3.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$35.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$1804

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near Kano

Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$652
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$618
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$393
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$638
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1131
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1131
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$810
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$781
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$852
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1514
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$466
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$555
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$618
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$621
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$664
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$563
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$705
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$644
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$596
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$878
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$778
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1051
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$664
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$505
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$698
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$543
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1172
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$752
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$961
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1774
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$793
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$571
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$505
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$674
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$926