Kano vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1332
$5778
🏠 One person rent
$207
$1504
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$2234
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$732
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$66.7
$4329
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
24
100
😀 Quality of life
16
93
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.6M

The cost of living in Kano is 78% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 8160th and 744th ($563 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 660th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Kano ranked 21st best city to live in Nigeria vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 9173rd and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Philadelphia

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Kano Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.67
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.74
$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$6.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.1%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1625
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1342
$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.57
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.03
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.54
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.42
$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.6
$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1804
$15283

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$652
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$618
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$393
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$638
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$1131
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$1131
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$810
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$781
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$852
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1514
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$466
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$555
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$618
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$644
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$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
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$926

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2603
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2578
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2603
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2476
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2568
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2594
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2358
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2620
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2610
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2737
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2267
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2676
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2671
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2355
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2741
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2533
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2121
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2608
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3102
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2524
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2797
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2846
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2883
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2770
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2880
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2278
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2948
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2239
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2737
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2886