Chennai vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$1332
🏠 One person rent
$159
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$66.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
78
24
😀 Quality of life
65
16
🏙️ Population
6.6M
4.35M

The cost of living in Chennai is 22% less expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 8898th and 8160th ($437 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 28th in India and Nigeria, respectively. Check India vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Kano ranked 21st in Nigeria, while ranked 5272nd and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$7.74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$18.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
22.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1342
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$2.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$4.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$1.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$3.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$35.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$1804

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$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

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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