Harare vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$539
🏠 One person rent
$422
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$133
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
47
17
🏙️ Population
2.15M
3.85M

The cost of living in Harare is 356% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 5620th and 9294th ($957 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Zimbabwe and Nigeria, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 6463rd and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Kano

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Harare Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

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