Cologne vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1173
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$70.2
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
25
😀 Quality of life
95
24
🏙️ Population
1.09M
4.35M

The cost of living in Cologne is 295% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 2200th and 8715th ($1941 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 21st and 8983rd 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
$16.2
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$7.58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$10.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
21.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$1905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$2.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$3.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$3.68
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$29.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$2404

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$517
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$503
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$323
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$516
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1119
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1118
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$760
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$672
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$692
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1375
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$372
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$476
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$514
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$567
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$518
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$601
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$531
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$564
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$575
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$488
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$576
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$693
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$670
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$795
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$639
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$490
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$699
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$524
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1162
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$658
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$773
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1364
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$759
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$551
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$489
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$591
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$786