Doha vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$539
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$133
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
24
😀 Quality of life
79
17
🏙️ Population
1.19M
3.85M

The cost of living in Doha is 793% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 2137th and 9294th ($1872 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Qatar and Nigeria, respectively. Check Qatar vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 501st and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Kano

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Doha Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$0.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

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