Baghdad vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$423
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$154
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
60
24
😀 Quality of life
54
13
🏙️ Population
8.13M
4.35M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 64% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 6020th and 8204th ($904 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in Iraq and Nigeria, respectively. Check Iraq vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 5970th and 9094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Kano

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Baghdad Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$0.87
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$8.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$1380

Cost of living in other countries

BaghdadKano

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

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