Kano vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$218
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
24
20
😀 Quality of life
14
67
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kano is 32% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7980th and 6257th ($583 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 17th in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9075th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Medina

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Kano Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.3
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.4
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.54
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.44
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.97
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.46
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.04
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.59
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38.6
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1831
$7706

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934