Cologne vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$539
🏠 One person rent
$967
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$133
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
24
😀 Quality of life
96
17
🏙️ Population
1.07M
3.85M

The cost of living in Cologne is 735% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 2484th and 9294th ($1752 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 33rd 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 0.6 months in Kano. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 12th and 9073rd 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
$12.9
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$265
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$233
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$210
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$249
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$976
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$978
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$269
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$272
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$313
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$288
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$219
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$241
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$314
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$264
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$314
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$633
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$272
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$290
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$310
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$243
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$616
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$325
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$250
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$354
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$407
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$468
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$436
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$501
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1006
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$262
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$330
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$507
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$761
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$548
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$467
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$233
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$351