Essen vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$690
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$154
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
24
😀 Quality of life
94
13
🏙️ Population
587K
4.35M

The cost of living in Essen is 161% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 3685th and 8204th ($1443 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 27th 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 0.3 months in Kano. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 33rd and 9094th 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
$13
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$1380

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EssenKano

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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$526
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$579
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$371
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$587
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$974
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$972
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$820
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$759
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$743
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$1502
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$426
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$553
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$609
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$665
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$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