Kano vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$491
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1173
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$179
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.5
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$70.2
$2284
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
25
70
😀 Quality of life
24
78
🏙️ Population
4.35M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kano is 70% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8715th and 3485th ($491 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 0.1 months in Kano compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8983rd and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Riyadh

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Kano Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.58
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.8
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.33%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1905
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.93
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.68
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.4
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2404
$10912

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$517
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$503
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$323
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$516
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1119
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1118
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$760
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$672
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$692
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1375
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$372
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$476
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$514
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$567
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$518
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$601
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$531
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$564
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$575
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$488
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$576
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$693
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$670
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$795
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$639
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$490
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$699
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$524
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1162
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$658
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$773
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$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
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$786

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459