Kano vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$553
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1362
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$208
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
24
40
😀 Quality of life
13
48
🏙️ Population
4.35M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kano is 28% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8204th and 6559th ($553 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Kano ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 9094th and 6336th 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
$2.67
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.78
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.7
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.51%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.44
$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.56
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.96
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.23
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.07
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.41
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.33
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.75
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.2
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1380
$1261

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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
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
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$339
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$340