Edinburgh vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$539
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$133
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
24
😀 Quality of life
93
17
🏙️ Population
488K
3.85M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 874% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 1692nd and 9294th ($2043 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 33rd in the United Kingdom and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 64th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Kano

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Edinburgh Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$0.25
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$721

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

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