Kano vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$553
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1362
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$208
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
24
96
😀 Quality of life
13
80
🏙️ Population
4.35M
17.7M

The cost of living in Kano is 40% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8204th and 5950th ($553 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 12th in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Kano ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9094th and 545th 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
$2.67
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.78
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.7
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.51%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.44
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.56
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.96
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.23
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.07
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.41
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.33
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.75
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.2
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1380
$22267

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$526
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$579
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$371
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$587
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$974
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$972
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$820
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$759
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$743
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1502
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$426
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$553
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$609
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$665
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$535
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$556
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$651
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$462
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$695
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$634
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$533
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$805
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$779
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$972
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$677
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$485
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$553
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$523
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1019
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$776
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$883
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1611
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$555
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$527
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$486
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$621
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1030
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$881

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
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$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
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$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609