Kano vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$974
🏠 One person rent
$212
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$93
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$76.1
$310
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
25
40
😀 Quality of life
23
60
🏙️ Population
4.35M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kano is 19% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8284th and 7286th ($563 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Kano ranked 9th best city to live in Nigeria vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 9059th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Surat

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Kano Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.28
 Cappuccino
$4.65
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.43%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1659
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$2.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.46
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.63
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.09
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2083
$929

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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
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$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
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$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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$286
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$287
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$382
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$346
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$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
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$366
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$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
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$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
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$401
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$504
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$310
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$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
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$344
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$502
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$297
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$324
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$355
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$257
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$326
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$284
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$268
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$286
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$385
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$331
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$282
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$301
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$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
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$303
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$321
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$360
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$296
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$326
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$319