Kano vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$210
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$539
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$67.6
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$141
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$81.1
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$133
$1455
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
100
😀 Quality of life
17
78
🏙️ Population
3.85M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kano is 82% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9294th and 4461st ($210 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 6th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kano compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Kano ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9073rd and 558th 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
$0.92
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$2.63
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.39
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.25
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$95.4
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.21
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.98
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.14
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.08%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$523
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$301
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.77
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.71
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.51
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.1
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.11
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$721
$28143

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$265
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$233
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$210
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$249
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$976
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$978
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$269
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$272
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$313
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$288
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$219
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$241
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$314
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$264
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$314
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$633
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$272
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$290
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$310
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$243
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$616
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$325
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$250
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$354
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$407
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$468
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$436
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$501
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1006
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$262
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$330
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$507
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$761
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$548
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$467
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$233
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826
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$351

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
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$652
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$740