Essen vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$539
🏠 One person rent
$759
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$133
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
24
😀 Quality of life
95
17
🏙️ Population
579K
3.85M

The cost of living in Essen is 624% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 3358th and 9294th ($1519 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 33rd in Germany and Nigeria, respectively. Check Germany vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 32nd and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Kano

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Essen Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$0.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
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$265
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$233
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$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