Baghdad vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1173
🏠 One person rent
$501
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$70.2
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
25
😀 Quality of life
60
24
🏙️ Population
8.13M
4.35M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 99% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 5729th and 8715th ($976 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Iraq and Nigeria, respectively. Check Iraq vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 5887th and 8983rd 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
$4.76
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$7.58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$0.74
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$10.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
21.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$7.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$2.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$3.68
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$29.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$2404

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

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