Kano vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kano	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$553	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1362	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$208	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	24	87
😀 Quality of life	13	92
🏙️ Population	4.35M	1.01M

The cost of living in Kano is 85% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8204th and 8th ($553 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 6th 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 Jose, United States. Kano ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 9094th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs San Jose, United States

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	Kano	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.67	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.78	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.7	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.51%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.56	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.07	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.51	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.41	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.33	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.75	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$12	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.2	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1380	$25839

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968