Columbus vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$93
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$76.1
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
25
😀 Quality of life
92
23
🏙️ Population
906K
4.35M

The cost of living in Columbus is 278% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 1686th and 8284th ($2127 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 28th in the United States and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United States vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Kano ranked 9th in Nigeria, while ranked 96th and 9059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Kano

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Columbus Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$12.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$19.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
21.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$1659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$3.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$5.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$3.63
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$35
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$2083

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$584
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$581
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$353
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1143
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$830
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$750
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$785
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1551
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$538
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$608
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$594
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$587
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$785
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$775
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$922
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$665
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$503
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$687
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$540
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1194
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$849
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1555
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$750
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$550
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$506
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$601
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$878