Kano vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$218
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
100
😀 Quality of life
14
79
🏙️ Population
4.35M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kano is 49% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7980th and 4780th ($583 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 6th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9075th and 571st 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
$2.83
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.4
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.54
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.44
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.97
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.46
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.04
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.59
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38.6
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1831
$31401

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$787
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$545
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$584
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$616
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$526
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$681
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$724
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$658
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$469
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$704
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$635
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$701
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$846
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$774
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$1036
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$699
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$494
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$714
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
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$529
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$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
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$492
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$638
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$1019
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1028
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$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
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$729
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$674
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$843
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$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
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$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
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$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
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$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
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$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
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$617
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$702
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$771
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$648
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$774