Foshan vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1449
🏠 One person rent
$185
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
24
😀 Quality of life
70
14
🏙️ Population
9.5M
4.35M

The cost of living in Foshan is 3% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 7753rd and 7980th ($602 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 26th in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 2359th and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$8.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$11.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$17.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$1288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$1.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$0.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$4.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$3.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$1.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$11.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$38.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$1831

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$763
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$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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