Kano vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$218
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
24
40
😀 Quality of life
14
48
🏙️ Population
4.35M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kano is 26% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7980th and 6501st ($583 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 9075th and 6339th 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
$2.83
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.3
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$5.17
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.4
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.54
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.44
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.97
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.46
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.04
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.59
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38.6
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1831
$1527

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$735
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$787
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$1262
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$453
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$545
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$584
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$616
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$526
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$681
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$724
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$658
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$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
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$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
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$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
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$492
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$638
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$1019
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Distance City Cost of living
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$284
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$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
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$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
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$347
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$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
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$304
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$409
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$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
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$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
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$368
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$348