Kano vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$210
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$539
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$67.6
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$141
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$81.1
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$133
$1784
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
24
41
😀 Quality of life
17
54
🏙️ Population
3.85M
1.68M

The cost of living in Kano is 80% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 9294th and 5103rd ($210 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 5th in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kano compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Kano ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9073rd and 6051st 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
$0.92
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$2.63
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.39
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.25
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$95.4
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.21
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.98
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.14
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.08%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$523
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$301
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.77
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.71
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.51
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.1
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.11
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$721
$4708

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$265
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$233
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$210
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$249
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$976
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$978
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$269
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$272
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$313
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$288
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$219
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$241
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$314
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$264
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$314
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$633
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$272
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$290
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$310
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$243
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$616
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$325
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$250
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$354
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$407
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$468
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$436
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$501
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1006
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$262
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$330
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$507
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$761
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$548
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$467
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$233
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$351

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490