Abidjan vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$532
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$93
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$76.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
25
😀 Quality of life
48
23
🏙️ Population
5.62M
4.35M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 113% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4778th and 8284th ($1198 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Ivory Coast and Nigeria, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Kano ranked 9th in Nigeria, while ranked 6922nd and 9059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Kano

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Abidjan Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$12.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$19.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.81%
21.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2350
$1659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$3.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$5.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.7
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$3.63
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.4
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$35
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3689
$2083

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$1062
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$1063
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1066
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1092
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1075
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1079
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$664
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1124
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$562
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$703
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$861
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$654
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$607
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1097
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$454
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$683
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$678
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$502
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$501
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$802
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$999
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$673
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$673
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$862
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$515
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$612
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$675
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$503
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$796
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$682
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$741
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$535
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1004
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$894
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$584
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$581
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$353
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1143
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$830
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$750
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$785
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1551
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$538
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$608
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$594
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$587
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$785
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$775
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$922
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$665
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$503
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$687
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$540
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1194
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$849
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1555
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$750
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$550
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$506
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$601
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$878