Jeddah vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$539
🏠 One person rent
$495
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$133
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
24
😀 Quality of life
73
17
🏙️ Population
4.7M
3.85M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 425% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4731st and 9294th ($1100 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd in Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 1616th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Kano

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Jeddah Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.25
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$4.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$721

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$1032
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$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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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