Johannesburg vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$1332
🏠 One person rent	$485	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$66.7
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	24
😀 Quality of life	62	16
🏙️ Population	4.43M	4.35M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 92% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 5031st and 8160th ($1082 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 28th in South Africa and Nigeria, respectively. Check South Africa vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Kano ranked 21st in Nigeria, while ranked 5648th and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Kano

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	Johannesburg	Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$7.74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$18.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	22.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$1342
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$2.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$4.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$1.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$3.42
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$35.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$1804

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$652
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$618
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$393
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$638
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$1131
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$1131
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$810
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$781
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1514
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$466
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$555
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$618
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$644
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$526
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$621
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$664
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$563
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$705
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$644
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$596
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$878
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$778
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$1051
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$664
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$505
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$698
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$632
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$543
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1172
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$752
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$961
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$1774
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$793
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$505
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$674
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$926