Kano vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$212
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$93
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$76.1
$1024
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
25
95
😀 Quality of life
23
77
🏙️ Population
4.35M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kano is 40% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8284th and 6106th ($563 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Kano ranked 9th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9059th and 1113th 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
$2.38
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.43%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1659
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.46
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.63
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.09
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2083
$22916

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$750
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$785
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$425
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$535
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$581
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$631
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$538
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$631
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$608
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$594
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$587
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$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
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$584
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$785
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$775
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$922
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$665
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$503
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$687
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$655
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$540
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$1194
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$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$849
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$1555
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$750
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$550
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$506
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$601
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$2415
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$2674
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$674
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$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
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$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
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$465
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$816
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$760
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$769
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$790
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$789
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$814
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$730
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$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
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$698
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$696
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$699
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$723
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$694
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$903
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$533
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$638