Foshan vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$539
🏠 One person rent
$156
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$133
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
24
😀 Quality of life
73
17
🏙️ Population
9.5M
3.85M

The cost of living in Foshan is 174% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 7900th and 9294th ($575 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 33rd in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 1721st and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Kano

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Foshan Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$721

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$742
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$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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