Birmingham vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$1362
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$154
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	24
😀 Quality of life	94	13
🏙️ Population	1.14M	4.35M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 253% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 1973rd and 8204th ($1951 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 27th 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 0.3 months in Kano. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 35th and 9094th 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	$16.7	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$12
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$1380

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

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