Chicago vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$1173
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$70.2
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
25
😀 Quality of life
95
24
🏙️ Population
2.75M
4.35M

The cost of living in Chicago is 481% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 358th and 8715th ($2851 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 18th and 8983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Kano

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Chicago Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$7.58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$10.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
21.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$1905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$2.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$3.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$3.68
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$29.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$2404

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Kano

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