Cape Town vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$773	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$366
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$93
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$76.1
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	25
😀 Quality of life	55	23
🏙️ Population	3.78M	4.35M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 143% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4432nd and 8284th ($1366 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Kano ranked 9th in Nigeria, while ranked 6382nd and 9059th 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	$12.5	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$12.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$19.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	21.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$1659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$3.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$5.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$3.63
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$35
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$2083

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1345
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$718
371 km or 231 mi	George	$927
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$980
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$811
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$874
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1050
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$927
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1419
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$795
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$630
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$681
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$952
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$826
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$986
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$901
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$934
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$697
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$694
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1057
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$731
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$662
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$958
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1023
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1089
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$948
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$968
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$905

Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$584
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$581
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$353
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$594
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$1143
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$1143
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$830
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$750
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$785
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1551
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$425
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$535
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$581
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$631
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$538
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$608
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$594
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$587
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$659
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$578
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$584
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$785
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$775
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$922
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$665
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$503
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$687
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$655
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$540
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1194
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$759
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$849
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$1555
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$750
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$506
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$601
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$878