Birmingham vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$539
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$133
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
24
😀 Quality of life
93
17
🏙️ Population
1.14M
3.85M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 856% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 1780th and 9294th ($2004 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 33rd 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 58th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

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