Kano vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1332
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$207
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$66.7
$212
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
24
27
😀 Quality of life
16
49
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.16M

The cost of living in Kano is 26% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 8160th and 6835th ($563 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Nigeria and Rwanda, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Kano ranked 21st best city to live in Nigeria vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 9173rd and 6733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kano Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.67
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.74
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.1%
16.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1625
$14731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1342
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.57
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.03
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.54
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.42
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$62.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.6
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1804
$7919

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$652
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$618
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$393
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$638
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1131
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1131
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$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
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612