Kano vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$212
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$93
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$76.1
$2285
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
25
70
😀 Quality of life
23
78
🏙️ Population
4.35M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kano is 65% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8284th and 3529th ($563 vs $1632) 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 9th best city to live in Nigeria vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9059th and 879th 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
$2.38
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.43%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1659
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.46
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.63
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.09
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2083
$9443

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$584
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$581
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$353
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1143
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$830
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$750
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$785
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1551
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$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
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487