Bern vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$539
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$133
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
24
😀 Quality of life
94
17
🏙️ Population
134K
3.85M

The cost of living in Bern is 1125% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 579th and 9294th ($2569 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 33rd in Switzerland and Nigeria, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 44th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Kano

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Bern Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$0.25
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$4.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$721

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916

Cities near Kano

Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$265
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$233
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$210
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$249
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$976
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$978
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$269
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$272
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$313
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$288
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$219
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$241
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$314
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$264
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$314
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$633
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$272
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$290
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$310
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$243
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$616
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$325
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$250
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$354
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$407
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$468
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$436
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$501
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1006
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$262
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$330
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$507
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$761
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$548
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$467
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$233
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$351