Abidjan vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1257
$548
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2955
$1283
🏠 One person rent
$574
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$154
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
34
24
😀 Quality of life
40
16
🏙️ Population
5.62M
4.35M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 130% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4618th and 8331st ($1257 vs $548) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Ivory Coast and Nigeria, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abidjan compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 7400th and 9159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.63
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$7.72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$18.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2474
$1824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1474
$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$8.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$2.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$1.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$4.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.97
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.62
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.2
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.95
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$3.28
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$11.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$35.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3336
$1384

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1091
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1088
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1087
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1115
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1098
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1091
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1114
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$627
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$602
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1153
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$539
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$640
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$790
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$606
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$553
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1130
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$441
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$625
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$710
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
$567
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$893
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$1001
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$736
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$857
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$740
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$856
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$512
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$606
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$743
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$502
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$797
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$751
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$749
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$536
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1009
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$883
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$504

Cities near Kano

Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$544
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$586
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$402
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$601
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1109
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1107
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$822
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$763
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$758
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1486
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$438
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$557
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$625
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$664
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$522
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$649
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$611
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$671
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$481
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$711
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$657
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$588
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$868
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$777
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1058
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$683
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$499
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$612
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$536
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1167
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$960
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1767
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$620
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$539
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$498
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$675
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1010
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$924