Addis Ababa vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$539
🏠 One person rent
$407
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$133
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
24
😀 Quality of life
40
17
🏙️ Population
3.04M
3.85M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 340% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 5819th and 9294th ($923 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Ethiopia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 7141st and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.25
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$265
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$233
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$210
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$249
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$976
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$978
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$269
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$272
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$313
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$288
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$219
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$241
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$314
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$264
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$314
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$633
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$272
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$290
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$310
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$243
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$616
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$325
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$250
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$354
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$407
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$468
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$436
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$501
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1006
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$262
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$330
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$507
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$761
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$548
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$467
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$233
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$351