Kampala vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kampala | Kano | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kampala is 212% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 7156th and 9294th ($654 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Uganda and Nigeria, respectively. Check Uganda vs Nigeria comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 6597th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Kampala vs Kano
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| Kampala | Kano | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 350 km or 217 mi |  Byumba | |
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| 520 km or 323 mi | Bukavu | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 137 km or 85 mi |  Zaria | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Katsina | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Kaduna | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Gusau | |
| 206 km or 128 mi |  Zinder | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Maradi | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Jos | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Bauchi | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Minna | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Abuja | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Sokoto | |
| 376 km or 234 mi | Damaturu | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Maiduguri | |
| 553 km or 344 mi | Mubi | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Ilorin | |
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| 612 km or 380 mi |  Garoua | |
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| 641 km or 399 mi | Akure | |
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| 676 km or 420 mi | Onitsha | |
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| 698 km or 434 mi | Bamenda | |
| 708 km or 440 mi | Benin | |
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