Chicago vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$539
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$133
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
24
😀 Quality of life
96
17
🏙️ Population
2.75M
3.85M

The cost of living in Chicago is 1146% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 505th and 9294th ($2613 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 33rd 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 16th and 9073rd 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
$17.5
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$0.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Kano

Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$265
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$233
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$210
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$249
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$976
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$978
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$269
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$272
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$313
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$288
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$219
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$241
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$314
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$264
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$314
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$633
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$272
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$290
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$310
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$243
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$616
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$325
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$250
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$354
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$407
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$468
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$436
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$501
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1006
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$262
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$330
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$507
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$761
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$548
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$467
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$233
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$351