Kano vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$218
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
24
63
😀 Quality of life
14
49
🏙️ Population
4.35M
14.9M

The cost of living in Kano is 36% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7980th and 8915th ($583 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 3rd in Nigeria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 9075th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Karachi

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Kano Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.3
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.4
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.54
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.44
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.97
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.46
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.04
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.59
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38.6
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1831
$1146

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$621
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$596
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$377
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$605
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1037
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1042
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$757
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$735
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$787
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1262
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$453
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$545
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$584
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$616
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$724
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$658
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$469
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$704
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$635
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$701
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$846
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$774
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1036
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$699
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$494
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$714
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$529
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1073
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$906
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1686
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$794
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$666
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$492
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$638
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548