Kano vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$553
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1362
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$208
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
100
😀 Quality of life
13
78
🏙️ Population
4.35M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kano is 50% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8204th and 4858th ($553 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Kano ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9094th and 675th 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
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.78
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.7
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.51%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.44
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.56
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.96
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.23
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.07
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.41
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.33
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.75
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.2
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1380
$30174

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$526
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$579
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$371
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$587
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$974
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$972
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$820
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$759
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$743
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1502
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$426
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$553
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$609
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$665
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$535
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$556
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$651
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$462
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$695
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$634
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$533
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$805
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$779
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$972
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$677
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$485
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$553
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$523
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1019
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$776
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$883
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1611
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$555
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$527
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$486
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$621
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1030
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$881

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Distance City Cost of living
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$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
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$746