Damascus vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1332
🏠 One person rent
$315
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$66.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
28
24
😀 Quality of life
39
16
🏙️ Population
2.69M
4.35M

The cost of living in Damascus is 19% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 7287th and 8160th ($671 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Syria and Nigeria, respectively. Check Syria vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kano ranked 21st in Nigeria, while ranked 7834th and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Kano

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Damascus Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$7.74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$18.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
22.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1342
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$1.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$1.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$3.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$35.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$1804

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Kano

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