Cologne vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1449
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
24
😀 Quality of life
97
14
🏙️ Population
1.08M
4.35M

The cost of living in Cologne is 218% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 2308th and 7980th ($1851 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 26th 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 0.3 months in Kano. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 16th and 9075th 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
$14
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$8.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$11.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$17.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$1.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$1.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$4.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$3.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$1.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$11.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$38.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$1831

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Kano

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