Jeddah vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$1449
🏠 One person rent
$511
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
24
😀 Quality of life
75
14
🏙️ Population
4.7M
4.35M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 93% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4828th and 7980th ($1123 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 26th in Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 1110th and 9075th 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
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$8.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$11.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$17.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$1.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$1.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$0.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$4.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$0.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$3.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$1.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$11.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$38.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$1831

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$940
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$1096
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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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