Chisinau vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1449
🏠 One person rent
$482
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
24
😀 Quality of life
57
14
🏙️ Population
639K
4.35M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 50% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 6200th and 7980th ($876 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 26th 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 0.3 months in Kano. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 5629th and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$8.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$11.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$17.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$1.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$1.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$0.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$4.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$0.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$3.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$1.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$11.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$38.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$1831

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$621
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$596
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$377
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$605
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1037
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1042
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$757
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$735
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$787
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1262
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$453
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$545
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$584
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$616
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$724
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$658
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$469
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$704
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$635
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$701
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$846
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$774
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1036
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$699
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$494
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$714
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$529
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1073
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$906
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1686
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$794
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$666
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$492
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$638
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$886