Cologne vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$947
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$154
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
24
😀 Quality of life
96
13
🏙️ Population
1.09M
4.35M

The cost of living in Cologne is 216% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 2551st and 8204th ($1744 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 27th 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 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 12th and 9094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$0.87
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$8.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$1380

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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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