Kano vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kano	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$553	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1362	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$208	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	24	87
😀 Quality of life	13	91
🏙️ Population	4.35M	1.39M

The cost of living in Kano is 84% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8204th and 36th ($553 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 32nd in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Kano ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 9094th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs San Diego

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	Kano	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.67	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.78	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.7	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.51%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.56	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.07	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.51	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.41	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.33	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.75	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$12	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.2	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1380	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759