Kano vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1332
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$207
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$66.7
$132
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
24
63
😀 Quality of life
16
54
🏙️ Population
4.35M
14.9M

The cost of living in Kano is 31% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8160th and 8915th ($563 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Nigeria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Kano ranked 21st best city to live in Nigeria vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 9173rd and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kano Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.67
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.74
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.1%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1625
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1342
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.57
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.03
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.54
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.42
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.6
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1804
$1491

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$652
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$618
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$393
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$638
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1131
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1131
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558