Kabul vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$539
🏠 One person rent
$276
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$133
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
24
😀 Quality of life
21
17
🏙️ Population
4.27M
3.85M

The cost of living in Kabul is 170% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 7972nd and 9294th ($567 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 0.6 months in Kano. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 8953rd and 9073rd 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
$2.48
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$0.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$721

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$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

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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