Kano vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$210
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$539
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$67.6
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$141
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$81.1
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$133
$2566
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
24
71
😀 Quality of life
17
74
🏙️ Population
3.85M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kano is 87% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 9294th and 2922nd ($210 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kano compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Kano ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9073rd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kano Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$0.92
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$2.63
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.39
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.25
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$95.4
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.21
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.98
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.14
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.08%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$523
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$301
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.77
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.71
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.51
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.1
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.11
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$721
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
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$265
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$233
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$210
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$249
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$976
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$978
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$269
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$272
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$313
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$288
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$219
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$241
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$314
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$264
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$314
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$633
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$272
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$290
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$310
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$243
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$616
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$325
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$250
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$354
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$407
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$468
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$436
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$501
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1006
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$262
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$330
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$507
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$761
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$548
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$467
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$233
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$351

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561