Dongguan vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$259
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$93
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$76.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
25
😀 Quality of life
71
23
🏙️ Population
10.5M
4.35M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 18% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 7469th and 8284th ($666 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 28th in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Kano ranked 9th in Nigeria, while ranked 3662nd and 9059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Kano

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Dongguan Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$12.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$19.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
21.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$1659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$5.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$3.63
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$35
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$2083

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$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
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$584
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$581
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$353
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1143
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$830
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$750
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$785
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1551
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$538
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$608
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$594
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$587
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$785
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$775
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$922
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$665
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$503
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$687
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$540
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1194
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$849
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1555
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$750
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$550
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$506
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$601
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$878