Bern vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$154
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
24
😀 Quality of life
94
13
🏙️ Population
135K
4.35M

The cost of living in Bern is 331% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 987th and 8204th ($2381 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 27th in Switzerland and Nigeria, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 36th and 9094th 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
$23.7
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$1380

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3233
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861

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