Kano vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$210
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$539
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$67.6
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$141
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$81.1
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$133
$411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
24
40
😀 Quality of life
17
51
🏙️ Population
3.85M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kano is 74% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 9294th and 6358th ($210 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kano compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Kano ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 9073rd and 6236th 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
$0.92
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$2.63
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.39
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.25
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$95.4
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.21
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.98
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.14
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.08%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$523
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$301
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.77
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.71
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.51
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.1
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.11
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$721
$1785

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$265
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$233
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$210
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$249
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$976
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$978
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$269
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$272
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$313
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$288
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$219
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$241
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$314
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$264
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$314
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$633
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$272
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$290
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$310
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$243
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$616
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$325
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$250
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$354
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$407
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$468
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$436
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$501
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1006
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$262
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$330
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$507
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$761
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$548
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$467
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$233
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$351

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361