Jeddah vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$1173
🏠 One person rent
$583
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$70.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
25
😀 Quality of life
76
24
🏙️ Population
4.7M
4.35M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 146% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4730th and 8715th ($1210 vs $491) 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 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 1324th and 8983rd 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
$5.59
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$7.58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$10.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
21.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$1905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$2.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$3.68
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$29.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$2404

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$976
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$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
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$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
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$517
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$503
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$323
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$516
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1119
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1118
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$760
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$672
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$692
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1375
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$372
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$476
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$514
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$567
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$518
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$601
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$531
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$564
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$575
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$488
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$576
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$693
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$670
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$795
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$639
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$490
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$699
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$524
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1162
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$658
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$773
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1364
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$759
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$551
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$489
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$591
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$786