Dhaka vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1362
🏠 One person rent	$118	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$154
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	24
😀 Quality of life	54	13
🏙️ Population	16.8M	4.35M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 22% less expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 8899th and 8204th ($430 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Bangladesh and Nigeria, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 5971st and 9094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Kano

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	Dhaka	Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$12
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$1380

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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