Birmingham vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$1173
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$70.2
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
25
😀 Quality of life
95
24
🏙️ Population
1.14M
4.35M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 349% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 1471st and 8715th ($2204 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 25th and 8983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Kano

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Birmingham Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$7.58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$10.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
21.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$1905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$2.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$3.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$3.68
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$29.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$2404

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Kano

Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$517
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$503
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$323
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$516
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1119
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1118
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$760
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$672
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$692
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1375
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$372
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$476
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$514
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$567
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$518
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$601
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$531
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$564
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$575
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$488
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$576
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$693
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$670
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$795
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$639
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$490
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$699
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$524
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1162
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$658
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$773
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1364
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$759
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$551
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$489
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$591
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$786