Kano vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$491
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1173
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$179
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.5
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$70.2
$1083
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
25
41
😀 Quality of life
24
57
🏙️ Population
4.35M
2.43M

The cost of living in Kano is 52% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8715th and 5338th ($491 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 6th in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8983rd and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Mecca

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Kano Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.58
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.8
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.33%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1905
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.93
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.68
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.4
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2404
$4518

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$517
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$503
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1210
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497