Indianapolis vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$1362
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	24
😀 Quality of life	89	13
🏙️ Population	888K	4.35M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 296% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 1378th and 8204th ($2189 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 27th in the United States and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United States vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 191st and 9094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Kano

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	Indianapolis	Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$12
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$1380

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$526
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$579
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$371
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$587
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$974
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$972
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$820
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$743
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1502
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$426
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$609
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$665
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$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