Kano vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kano	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1449	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$218	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$456	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	95
😀 Quality of life	14	63
🏙️ Population	4.35M	11.5M

The cost of living in Kano is 42% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7980th and 5616th ($583 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st 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 Sao Paulo. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 9075th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Sao Paulo

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	Kano	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.3	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.33	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$299	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.4	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.3	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.48%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1288	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.75	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.54	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.44	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.97	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.46	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.04	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.59	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$38.6	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1831	$13135

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Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$621
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629