Kano vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1332
$990
🏠 One person rent
$207
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$66.7
$271
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
24
40
😀 Quality of life
16
55
🏙️ Population
4.35M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kano is 20% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8160th and 7068th ($563 vs $705) 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 21st best city to live in Nigeria vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 9173rd and 6284th 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
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.74
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.1%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1625
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1342
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.57
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.03
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.54
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.42
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.6
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1804
$922

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$652
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$618
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$393
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$638
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$1131
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$1131
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$810
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$781
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$852
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$1514
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$466
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$555
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$618
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$621
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$664
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$563
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$705
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$644
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$596
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$878
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$778
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1051
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$664
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$505
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$698
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$543
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1172
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$752
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$961
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1774
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$793
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$571
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$505
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$674
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$1013
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$926

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Distance City Cost of living
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$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
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$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
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$333
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$333