Kano vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1332
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$207
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$66.7
$1300
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
24
22
😀 Quality of life
16
70
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kano is 52% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8160th and 4743rd ($563 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd 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 Medina. Kano ranked 21st best city to live in Nigeria vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9173rd and 4114th 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
$2.67
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.74
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.1%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1625
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1342
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.57
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.03
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.54
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.42
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.6
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1804
$5508

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$652
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$618
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$393
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$638
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1131
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1131
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$810
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$781
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$852
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1514
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$466
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$555
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$618
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$621
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$664
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$563
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$705
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$644
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$596
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$878
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$778
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1051
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$664
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$505
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$698
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$543
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1172
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$752
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$961
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1774
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$793
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$571
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$505
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$674
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987