Columbus vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$1362
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	24
😀 Quality of life	88	13
🏙️ Population	906K	4.35M

The cost of living in Columbus is 288% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 1476th and 8204th ($2145 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 27th 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 249th and 9094th 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	$18.9	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$12
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$1380

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

Cities near Kano

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