Kano vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$491
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1173
$933
🏠 One person rent
$179
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.5
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$70.2
$267
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
25
40
😀 Quality of life
24
60
🏙️ Population
4.35M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kano is 26% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8715th and 7534th ($491 vs $663) 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 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 8983rd and 5942nd 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
$2.04
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.58
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.8
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.33%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1905
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.93
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.68
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.4
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2404
$877

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$516
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$1118
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$672
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$692
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$1375
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$372
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$476
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$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
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$786

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Distance City Cost of living
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$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
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$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
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$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298