Cape Town vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1362
🏠 One person rent	$582	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$154
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	24
😀 Quality of life	58	13
🏙️ Population	3.78M	4.35M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 94% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 5016th and 8204th ($1071 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in South Africa and Nigeria, respectively. Check South Africa vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 5491st and 9094th 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	$8.4	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$12
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$1380

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

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