Baltimore vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$1362
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	24
😀 Quality of life	90	13
🏙️ Population	586K	4.35M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 314% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 1182nd and 8204th ($2287 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 27th in the United States and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United States vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 131st and 9094th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Baltimore vs Kano infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/baltimore/kano.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Baltimore vs Kano infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/baltimore/kano" target="_blank">Baltimore vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Baltimore vs Kano

Prices for goods and services in Baltimore and Kano are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Baltimore	Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$12
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$1380

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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