Essen vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Essen Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1173
🏠 One person rent
$642
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$70.2
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
25
😀 Quality of life
95
24
🏙️ Population
587K
4.35M

The cost of living in Essen is 209% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 3925th and 8715th ($1519 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 28th 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 0.1 months in Kano. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 23rd and 8983rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Essen vs Kano

Prices for goods and services in Essen and Kano are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Essen Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$7.58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$10.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
21.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$2.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$3.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$3.68
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$29.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$2404

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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