Kano vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$218
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
24
71
😀 Quality of life
14
77
🏙️ Population
4.35M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kano is 63% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7980th and 3292nd ($583 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 0.3 months in Kano compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9075th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kano Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.3
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.54
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.44
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.97
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.46
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.04
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.59
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38.6
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1831
$10359

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$621
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$596
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$377
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$605
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1037
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1042
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$757
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$735
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$787
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1262
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$453
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$545
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$584
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$616
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$724
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$658
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$469
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$704
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$635
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$701
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$846
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$774
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1036
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$699
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$494
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$714
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$529
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1073
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$906
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1686
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$794
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$666
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$492
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$638
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489