Cape Town vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1332
🏠 One person rent	$681	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$66.7
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	24
😀 Quality of life	55	16
🏙️ Population	3.78M	4.35M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 119% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4637th and 8160th ($1231 vs $563) 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 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Kano ranked 21st in Nigeria, while ranked 6312th and 9173rd 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	$11.5	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$7.74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$18.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	22.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1342
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$2.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$1.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$4.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$1.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$3.42
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$35.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$1804

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$652
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$618
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$393
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$638
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$1131
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$1131
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$810
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$781
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1514
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$466
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$555
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$618
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$644
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$526
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$621
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$664
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$563
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$705
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$644
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$596
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$878
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$778
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$1051
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$664
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$505
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$698
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$632
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$543
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1172
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$752
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$961
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$1774
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$793
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$505
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$674
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$926