Douala vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$1173
🏠 One person rent
$575
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$70.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
21
25
😀 Quality of life
31
24
🏙️ Population
2.77M
4.35M

The cost of living in Douala is 135% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4865th and 8715th ($1156 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Cameroon and Nigeria, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 8755th and 8983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Kano

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Douala Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$7.58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$10.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
21.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$1905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$2.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$3.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$3.68
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$29.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$2404

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

Cities near Kano

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