Dakar vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dakar | Kano | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dakar is 102% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4757th and 8204th ($1114 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Senegal and Nigeria, respectively. Check Senegal vs Nigeria comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 6427th and 9094th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Dakar | Kano | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 58 km or 36 mi | Thies | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Fatick | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Kaolack | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Louga | |
| 171 km or 106 mi |  Banjul | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Lamin | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Saint-Louis | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Brikama | |
| 266 km or 165 mi |  Rosso | |
| 271 km or 169 mi | Ziguinchor | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Kolda | |
| 378 km or 235 mi |  Bissau | |
| 404 km or 251 mi | Nouakchott | |
| 416 km or 258 mi | Bafata | |
| 629 km or 391 mi |  Boffa | |
| 651 km or 404 mi |  Praia | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Assomada | |
| 709 km or 441 mi | Conakry | |
| 727 km or 452 mi | Forecariah | |
| 757 km or 471 mi | Mamou | |
| 833 km or 518 mi |  Freetown | |
| 841 km or 522 mi | Mindelo | |
| 978 km or 607 mi | Bo | |
| 1009 km or 627 mi | Kankan | |
| 1023 km or 636 mi | Kenema | |
| 1048 km or 651 mi |  Bamako | |
| 1051 km or 653 mi | Gueckedou | |
| 1087 km or 675 mi | Banamba | |
| 1088 km or 676 mi | Koulikoro | |
| 1141 km or 709 mi | Bougouni | |
| 1185 km or 736 mi |  Monrovia | |
| 1197 km or 744 mi | Kakata | |
| 1215 km or 755 mi | Segou | |
| 1220 km or 758 mi | Nzerekore | |
| 1232 km or 766 mi | Markala | |
| 1256 km or 781 mi | Yekepa | |
| 1258 km or 782 mi | Sanniquellie | |
| 1332 km or 828 mi | Sikasso | |
| 1413 km or 878 mi |  Korhogo |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 137 km or 85 mi |  Zaria | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Katsina | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Kaduna | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Gusau | |
| 206 km or 128 mi |  Zinder | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Maradi | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Jos | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Bauchi | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Minna | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Abuja | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Sokoto | |
| 376 km or 234 mi | Damaturu | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Maiduguri | |
| 553 km or 344 mi | Mubi | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Ilorin | |
| 607 km or 377 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 612 km or 380 mi |  Garoua | |
| 625 km or 388 mi | Owo | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Enugu | |
| 639 km or 397 mi | Osogbo | |
| 641 km or 399 mi | Akure | |
| 653 km or 406 mi | Maroua | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Awka | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Ife | |
| 676 km or 420 mi | Onitsha | |
| 683 km or 424 mi | Oyo | |
| 692 km or 430 mi |  Bol | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Bamenda | |
| 708 km or 440 mi | Benin | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | N'Djamena | |
| 715 km or 444 mi | Niamey | |
| 718 km or 446 mi | Ibadan | |
| 728 km or 452 mi | Umuahia | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Owerri | |
| 756 km or 470 mi | Bafoussam | |
| 761 km or 473 mi | Ngaoundere | |
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| 776 km or 482 mi | Aba | |
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| 782 km or 486 mi | Warri |