Addis Ababa vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1362
🏠 One person rent	$710	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	24
😀 Quality of life	39	13
🏙️ Population	5.7M	4.35M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 114% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4540th and 8204th ($1180 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 0.3 months in Kano. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 7025th and 9094th 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	$4.24	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$12
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$1380

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$526
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$579
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$371
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$587
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$974
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$972
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$820
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$743
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1502
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$426
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$609
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$665
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$535
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$556
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$651
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$462
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$695
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$634
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$533
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$805
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$779
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$972
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$677
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$485
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$553
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$523
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1019
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$776
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$883
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$1611
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$555
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$486
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$621
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$881