Damascus vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1449
🏠 One person rent
$271
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
25
24
😀 Quality of life
32
14
🏙️ Population
2.58M
4.35M

The cost of living in Damascus is 15% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 7105th and 7980th ($672 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 0.3 months in Kano. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 7854th and 9075th 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
$5.04
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$8.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$11.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$17.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$1288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$4.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$3.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$1.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$11.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$38.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$1831

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Kano

Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$621
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$596
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$377
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$605
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1037
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1042
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$757
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$735
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$787
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1262
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$453
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$545
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$584
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$616
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$724
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$658
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$469
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$704
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$635
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$701
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$846
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$774
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1036
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$699
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$494
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$714
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$529
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1073
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$906
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1686
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$794
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$666
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$492
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$638
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$886