Cologne vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1332
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$66.7
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
24
😀 Quality of life
96
16
🏙️ Population
1.09M
4.35M

The cost of living in Cologne is 250% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 2104th and 8160th ($1968 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 28th in Germany and Nigeria, respectively. Check Germany vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kano ranked 21st in Nigeria, while ranked 23rd and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$7.74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$18.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
22.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$1342
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$2.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$1.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$4.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$3.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$35.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$1804

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$652
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$618
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$393
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$638
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1131
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1131
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$810
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$781
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$852
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1514
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$466
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$555
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$618
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$621
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$664
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$563
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$705
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$644
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$596
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$878
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$778
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1051
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$664
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$505
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$698
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$543
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1172
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$752
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$961
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1774
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$793
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$571
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$505
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$674
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$926