Columbus vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$1173
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$70.2
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
25
😀 Quality of life
88
24
🏙️ Population
906K
4.35M

The cost of living in Columbus is 336% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 1634th and 8715th ($2140 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 266th and 8983rd 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
$20.9
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$7.58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$10.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
21.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$1905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$2.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$3.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$3.68
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$29.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$2404

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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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