Cologne vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$93
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$76.1
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
25
😀 Quality of life
96
23
🏙️ Population
1.09M
4.35M

The cost of living in Cologne is 254% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 2067th and 8284th ($1990 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 28th in Germany and Nigeria, respectively. Check Germany vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kano ranked 9th in Nigeria, while ranked 15th and 9059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Kano

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Cologne Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$12.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$19.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
21.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$1659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$3.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$5.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$3.63
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$35
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$2083

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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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