Kano vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$210
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$539
$995
🏠 One person rent
$67.6
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$141
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$81.1
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$133
$184
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
24
63
😀 Quality of life
17
53
🏙️ Population
3.85M
14.9M

The cost of living in Kano is 50% less expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 9294th and 8902nd ($210 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in Nigeria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kano compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Kano ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 9073rd and 6078th 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
$0.92
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$2.63
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.39
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.25
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$95.4
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.21
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.98
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.14
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.08%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$523
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$301
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.77
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.71
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.51
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.1
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.11
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$721
$1093

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$265
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546