Kano vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kano	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$553	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1362	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$208	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	76
😀 Quality of life	13	55
🏙️ Population	4.35M	1.59M

The cost of living in Kano is 25% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8204th and 6734th ($553 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 5th in Nigeria and Iran, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Kano ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 9094th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Karaj

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	Kano	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.67	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.78	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.7	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.51%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.56	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.07	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.51	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.41	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.33	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.75	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$12	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.2	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1380	$823

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Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$526
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$579
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$371
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$587
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$974
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$972
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$820
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$743
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1502
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$426
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$609
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$665
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$535
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$556
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$651
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$462
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$695
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$634
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$533
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$805
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$779
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$972
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$677
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$485
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$553
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$523
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1019
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$776
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$883
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$1611
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$555
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$486
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$621
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$881

Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$688
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$684
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$698
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$693
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$698
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$645
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$788
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$714
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$710
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$681
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$680
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$665
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$651
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$618
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$574
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$488
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$557
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$458
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$552
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$658
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$562
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$580
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$455
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$466
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$443
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$469
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$505
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$685
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$554