Abidjan vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1224
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$1332
🏠 One person rent
$548
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$912
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$66.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
33
24
😀 Quality of life
43
16
🏙️ Population
5.62M
4.35M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 117% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4654th and 8160th ($1224 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 21st in Nigeria, while ranked 7383rd and 9173rd 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
$3.07
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$7.74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$18.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
22.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$1342
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$2.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$1.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$1.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$3.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$35.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3211
$1804

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1057
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1057
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1083
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1066
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1082
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$631
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1123
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$532
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$668
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$822
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$630
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$600
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1099
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$417
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$652
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$684
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$503
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$503
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$835
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$1003
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$699
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$703
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$846
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$514
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$598
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$705
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$502
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$793
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$712
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$743
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$536
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1010
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$877
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$508

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$652
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$618
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$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