Kano vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$212
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$93
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$76.1
$879
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
25
99
😀 Quality of life
23
75
🏙️ Population
4.35M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kano is 50% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8284th and 4971st ($563 vs $1126) 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 9th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9059th and 1655th 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
$2.38
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.43%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1659
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.46
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.63
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.09
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2083
$27781

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$584
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$581
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$353
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$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
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$1143
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$830
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$750
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$785
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1551
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$538
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$608
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$594
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$587
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$785
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$775
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$922
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$665
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$503
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$687
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$540
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1194
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$849
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1555
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$750
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$550
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$506
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$601
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765