Douala vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$539
🏠 One person rent
$711
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$133
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
21
24
😀 Quality of life
36
17
🏙️ Population
2.77M
3.85M

The cost of living in Douala is 520% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 4177th and 9294th ($1300 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 0.6 months in Kano. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 7640th and 9073rd 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
$8.3
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

Cities near Kano

Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$265
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$233
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$210
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$249
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$976
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$978
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$269
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$272
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$313
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$288
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$219
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$241
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$314
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$264
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$314
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$633
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$272
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$290
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$310
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$243
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$616
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$325
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$250
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$354
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$407
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$468
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$436
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$501
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1006
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$262
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$330
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$507
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$761
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$548
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$467
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$233
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$351