Cairo vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$539
🏠 One person rent
$193
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$133
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
24
😀 Quality of life
59
17
🏙️ Population
9.61M
3.85M

The cost of living in Cairo is 162% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 8130th and 9294th ($549 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 33rd in Egypt and Nigeria, respectively. Check Egypt vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 5556th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Kano

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Cairo Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.25
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$4.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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