Chisinau vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$539
🏠 One person rent
$428
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$133
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
24
😀 Quality of life
58
17
🏙️ Population
639K
3.85M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 286% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 6354th and 9294th ($810 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 33rd in Moldova and Nigeria, respectively. Check Moldova vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 5671st and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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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