Boston vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$1332
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$66.7
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
24
😀 Quality of life
94
16
🏙️ Population
676K
4.35M

The cost of living in Boston is 549% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 27th and 8160th ($3652 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 28th in the United States and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United States vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Kano ranked 21st in Nigeria, while ranked 71st and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Kano

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Boston Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$7.74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$18.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
22.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$1342
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$2.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$1.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$4.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$1.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$3.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$35.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$1804

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

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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