Kano vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$218
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
24
35
😀 Quality of life
14
19
🏙️ Population
4.35M
2.96M

The cost of living in Kano is 6% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7980th and 8269th ($583 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Nigeria and Yemen, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 9075th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kano Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.3
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.4
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.54
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.44
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.97
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.46
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.04
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.59
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38.6
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1831
$2963

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$621
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$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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
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$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810