Kano vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$5854
🏠 One person rent
$212
$1514
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$2239
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$740
🚐 Transport expenses
$93
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$76.1
$4328
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
25
100
😀 Quality of life
23
92
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.6M

The cost of living in Kano is 78% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 8284th and 742nd ($563 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 648th 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 9th best city to live in Nigeria vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 9059th and 87th 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
$2.38
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$6.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.43%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1659
$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.46
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.63
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.09
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35
$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2083
$17603

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$594
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$1143
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$1143
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$830
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$750
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$785
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$1551
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$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
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$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
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$538
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$608
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$594
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$587
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$785
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$775
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$922
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$665
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$503
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$687
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$540
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1194
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$849
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1555
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$750
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$550
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$506
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$601
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017
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$878

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
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$2301
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$2323
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$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
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$2801