Kano vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$212
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$93
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$76.1
$2465
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
25
66
😀 Quality of life
23
87
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.25M

The cost of living in Kano is 62% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8284th and 4144th ($563 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 5th in Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Kano ranked 9th best city to live in Nigeria vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9059th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Sharjah

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Kano Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.43%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1659
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.46
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.63
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.09
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2083
$7922

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$584
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$581
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$353
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1143
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$830
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492