Kano vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kano	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$553	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1362	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$208	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	15
😀 Quality of life	13	47
🏙️ Population	4.35M	886K

The cost of living in Kano is 49% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8204th and 4967th ($553 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 4th in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Kano ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9094th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Tabuk

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	Kano	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.67	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.78	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.7	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.51%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.56	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.07	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.51	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.41	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.33	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.75	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$12	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.2	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1380	$8574

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Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$526
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$579
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$371
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$587
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$974
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$972
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$820
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028