Kano vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$491
$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1173
$9189
🏠 One person rent
$179
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$4417
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$842
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.5
$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$70.2
$5389
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
25
100
😀 Quality of life
24
95
🏙️ Population
4.35M
8.8M

The cost of living in Kano is 88% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8715th and 4th ($491 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8983rd and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs New York City

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Kano New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.58
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.8
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.33%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1905
$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.93
$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.68
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.4
$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2404
$21713

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$672
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$692
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$372
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$476
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$514
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$567
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$518
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$597
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$601
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$531
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$564
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$575
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$488
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$576
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$693
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$670
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$795
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$639
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$490
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$699
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$627
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$524
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$1162
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$658
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$773
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$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
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$995
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$786

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2840
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2917
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2791
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2820
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2821
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2707
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2797
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2805
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2545
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2725
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2823
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2540
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2557
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2791
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2692
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2485
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2697
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2775
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2614
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$2779
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2710
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2729
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2669
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2634
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2450
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
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$2762
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2694
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$2488
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$3192