Addis Ababa vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1173
🏠 One person rent
$674
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$70.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
34
25
😀 Quality of life
45
24
🏙️ Population
5.7M
4.35M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 134% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4878th and 8715th ($1148 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th 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 0.1 months in Kano. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 7160th and 8983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Kano

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Addis Ababa Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$7.58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$10.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
21.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$1905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$2.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$3.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$3.68
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$29.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$2404

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Kano

Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$517
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$503
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$323
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$516
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1119
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1118
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$760
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$672
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$692
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1375
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$372
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$476
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$514
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$567
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$518
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$601
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$531
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$564
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$575
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$488
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$576
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$693
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$670
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$795
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$639
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$490
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$699
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$524
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1162
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$658
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$773
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1364
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$759
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$551
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$489
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$591
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$786