Kano vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$491
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1173
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$179
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$70.2
$1068
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
25
99
😀 Quality of life
24
76
🏙️ Population
4.35M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kano is 57% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8715th and 4880th ($491 vs $1147) 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 8983rd and 1178th 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
$2.04
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.58
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.8
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.33%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1905
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.93
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.68
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.4
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2404
$27610

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$517
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$503
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$516
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$1119
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$1118
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$760
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$672
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$692
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1375
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$372
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$476
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$514
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$567
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$518
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$601
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$531
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$564
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$575
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$488
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$576
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$693
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$670
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$795
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$639
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$490
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$699
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$524
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1162
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$658
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$773
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1364
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$759
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$551
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$489
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$591
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$786

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789