Kabul vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$1173
🏠 One person rent
$211
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$70.2
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
33
25
😀 Quality of life
26
24
🏙️ Population
5.33M
4.35M

The cost of living in Kabul is 3% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 8650th and 8715th ($504 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 28th in Afghanistan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 8929th and 8983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Kano

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Kabul Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$7.58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$10.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
21.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$1905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$3.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$3.68
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$29.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$2404

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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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