Abuja vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Abuja | Kano | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Abuja is 172% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 3416th and 8204th ($1502 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th in Nigeria.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Ranked 4th vs 12th best cities to live in Nigeria, and 8901st vs 9094th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Abuja vs Kano
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| Abuja | Kano | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 120 km or 74 mi |  Minna | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Kaduna | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Jos | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Zaria | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Enugu | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Bauchi | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Owo | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Awka | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Akure | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Ilorin | |
| 331 km or 205 mi | Onitsha | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Kano | |
| 352 km or 219 mi | Osogbo | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Gusau | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Ife | |
| 368 km or 229 mi | Benin | |
| 392 km or 243 mi | Umuahia | |
| 400 km or 249 mi | Owerri | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Oyo | |
| 434 km or 270 mi | Ibadan | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Katsina | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Warri | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Aba | |
| 456 km or 283 mi |  Bamenda | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Calabar | |
| 482 km or 299 mi | Port Harcourt | |
| 496 km or 308 mi |  Maradi | |
| 503 km or 312 mi | Abeokuta | |
| 509 km or 316 mi | Sokoto | |
| 513 km or 319 mi | Bafoussam | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Lagos | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Kumba | |
| 552 km or 343 mi | Zinder | |
| 562 km or 349 mi |  Save | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Damaturu | |
| 577 km or 358 mi | Buea | |
| 592 km or 368 mi | Limbe | |
| 606 km or 377 mi |  Malabo | |
| 608 km or 378 mi | Douala |
Cities near Kano
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 137 km or 85 mi | Zaria | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Katsina | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Kaduna | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Gusau | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Zinder | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Maradi | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Jos | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Bauchi | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Minna | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Abuja | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Sokoto | |
| 376 km or 234 mi | Damaturu | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Maiduguri | |
| 553 km or 344 mi | Mubi | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Ilorin | |
| 607 km or 377 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 612 km or 380 mi | Garoua | |
| 625 km or 388 mi | Owo | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Enugu | |
| 639 km or 397 mi | Osogbo | |
| 641 km or 399 mi | Akure | |
| 653 km or 406 mi | Maroua | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Awka | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Ife | |
| 676 km or 420 mi | Onitsha | |
| 683 km or 424 mi | Oyo | |
| 692 km or 430 mi |  Bol | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Bamenda | |
| 708 km or 440 mi | Benin | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | N'Djamena | |
| 715 km or 444 mi | Niamey | |
| 718 km or 446 mi | Ibadan | |
| 728 km or 452 mi | Umuahia | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Owerri | |
| 756 km or 470 mi | Bafoussam | |
| 761 km or 473 mi | Ngaoundere | |
| 772 km or 480 mi | Bongor | |
| 776 km or 482 mi | Aba | |
| 782 km or 486 mi | Abeokuta | |
| 782 km or 486 mi | Warri |