Cape Town vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1386
$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3160
$1173
🏠 One person rent
$775
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1348
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$405
$70.2
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
55
25
😀 Quality of life
58
24
🏙️ Population
3.78M
4.35M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 182% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4336th and 8715th ($1386 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 28th in South Africa and Nigeria, respectively. Check South Africa vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 6134th and 8983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Kano

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Cape Town Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.7
$7.58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.19
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$10.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
21.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$1905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1508
$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$2.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$3.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.22
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$3.68
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$29.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6197
$2404

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1421
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$763
371 km or 231 mi George
$877
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$968
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$796
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$863
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1033
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$904
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1390
882 km or 548 mi East London
$773
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$742
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$611
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$660
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$953
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$811
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$991
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$872
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$903
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$945
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$691
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$691
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$742
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1031
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$994
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$723
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$663
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$912
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1040
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1104
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$938
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$998
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$893

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