Jeddah vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$584
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$93
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$76.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
25
😀 Quality of life
78
23
🏙️ Population
4.7M
4.35M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 115% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4757th and 8284th ($1209 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 28th in Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kano ranked 9th in Nigeria, while ranked 990th and 9059th 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
$6.63
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$12.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$19.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
21.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$1659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$5.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$3.63
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$35
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$2083

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$906
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$893
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$902
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$942
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$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
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$584
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$581
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$353
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$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1143
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$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
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$1555
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$750
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$550
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$506
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$601
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$1017
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$878