Kano vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$218
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
24
65
😀 Quality of life
14
83
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.25M

The cost of living in Kano is 61% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7980th and 3679th ($583 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 7th 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 0.3 months in Kano compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9075th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kano Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.4
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.54
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.44
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.97
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.46
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.04
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.59
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38.6
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1831
$5054

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$621
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$596
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$377
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$605
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1037
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1042
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$757
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$735
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$787
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1262
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$453
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$545
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$584
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$616
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$724
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$658
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$469
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$704
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$635
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$701
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$846
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$774
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1036
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$699
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$494
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$714
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$529
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$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
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$492
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$638
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507