Chennai vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1173
🏠 One person rent
$142
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$70.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
25
😀 Quality of life
65
24
🏙️ Population
6.6M
4.35M

The cost of living in Chennai is 17% less expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 8947th and 8715th ($409 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 28th in India and Nigeria, respectively. Check India vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 5131st and 8983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Kano

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Chennai Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$7.58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$10.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
21.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$1905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$3.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$3.68
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$29.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$2404

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$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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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