Kano vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$491
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1173
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$179
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.5
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$70.2
$938
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
25
95
😀 Quality of life
24
76
🏙️ Population
4.35M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kano is 51% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8715th and 5618th ($491 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 10th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8983rd and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Shenzhen

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Kano Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.58
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.8
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.33%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1905
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.93
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.68
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.4
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2404
$21140

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$517
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$503
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$323
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$516
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1119
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1118
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$760
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$672
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$692
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1375
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$372
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$476
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$514
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$567
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$518
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$601
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$531
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$564
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$575
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$488
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$576
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$693
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$670
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$795
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$639
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$490
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$699
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$524
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1162
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$658
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$773
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1364
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$759
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$551
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$489
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$591
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$786

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648