Kano vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$218
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
24
96
😀 Quality of life
14
79
🏙️ Population
4.35M
17.7M

The cost of living in Kano is 39% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7980th and 5948th ($583 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9075th and 556th 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
$2.83
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.54
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.44
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.97
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.46
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.04
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.59
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38.6
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1831
$24117

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$621
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$596
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$1042
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$735
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$787
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$1262
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$453
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$545
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$584
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$616
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$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$724
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$658
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$469
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$704
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$635
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$701
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$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
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$638
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$1019
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$886

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2427
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$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
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$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
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$774
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$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
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$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
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$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
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$618