Kano vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1332
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$207
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$66.7
$8151
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
24
81
😀 Quality of life
16
100
🏙️ Population
4.35M
449K

The cost of living in Kano is 85% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8160th and 23rd ($563 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 3rd in Nigeria and Switzerland, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Kano ranked 21st best city to live in Nigeria vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 9173rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Zurich

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Kano Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.67
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.74
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.1%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1625
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1342
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.57
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.03
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.54
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.42
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.6
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1804
$22875

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$652
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$618
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$393
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$638
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1131
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1131
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$810
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$781
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$852
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1514
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$466
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$555
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$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
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3836
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2747
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3565
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1593
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1694
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2964
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1397
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1839
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2443
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3041