Kano vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1332
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$207
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$66.7
$931
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
100
😀 Quality of life
16
77
🏙️ Population
4.35M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kano is 50% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8160th and 4879th ($563 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 5th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Kano ranked 21st best city to live in Nigeria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9173rd and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Shanghai

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Kano Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.67
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.74
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.1%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1625
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1342
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.57
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.03
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.54
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.42
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.6
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1804
$27624

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$466
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$618
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$644
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$526
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$642
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$621
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$664
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$563
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$705
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$644
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$596
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$878
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$778
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$1051
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$664
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$505
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$698
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$632
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$543
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$1172
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$752
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$961
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1774
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$793
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$571
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$505
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$674
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$1013
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$1003
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$673
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$696
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$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
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$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
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$674
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$601
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$630
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$826
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$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
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$639
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$597
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$642
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$597
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$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
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$531
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$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
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$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
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$590
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$666
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$659
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$617
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$753