Kano vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$210
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$539
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$67.6
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$141
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$81.1
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$133
$1719
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
24
65
😀 Quality of life
17
82
🏙️ Population
3.85M
1.25M

The cost of living in Kano is 87% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 9294th and 3028th ($210 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 0.6 months in Kano compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Kano ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9073rd and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kano Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$0.92
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$2.63
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.39
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.25
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$95.4
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.21
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.98
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.14
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.08%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$523
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$301
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.77
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.71
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.51
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.1
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.11
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$721
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
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$265
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$233
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$210
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$249
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$976
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$978
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$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
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$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
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$351

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541