Kano vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kano	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$553	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1362	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$208	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$374
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	24	56
😀 Quality of life	13	57
🏙️ Population	4.35M	2.42M

The cost of living in Kano is 22% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 8204th and 6861st ($553 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 25th in Nigeria and Brazil, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Kano ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 9094th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Salvador

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	Kano	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.67	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.78	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.7	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.51%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.56	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.07	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.51	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.41	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.33	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.75	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$12	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.2	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1380	$10392

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Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$526
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$579
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$371
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$587
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$974
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$972
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$820
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$743
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1502
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$426
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$609
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$665
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$535
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$556
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$651
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$462
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$695
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$634
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$533
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$805
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$779
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$972
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$677
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$485
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$553
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$523
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1019
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$776
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$883
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$1611
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$555
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$486
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$621
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$881

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677