Addis Ababa vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$758
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$93
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$76.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
34
25
😀 Quality of life
45
23
🏙️ Population
5.7M
4.35M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 125% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4635th and 8284th ($1269 vs $563) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kano ranked 9th in Nigeria, while ranked 7273rd and 9059th 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
$4.01
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$12.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$19.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
21.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$5.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$3.63
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$35
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$2083

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Kano

Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$584
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$581
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$353
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1143
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$830
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$750
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$785
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1551
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$538
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$608
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$594
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$587
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$785
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$775
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$922
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$665
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$503
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$687
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$540
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1194
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$849
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1555
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$750
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$550
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$506
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$601
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$878