Kano vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$553
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1362
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$208
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
24
38
😀 Quality of life
13
34
🏙️ Population
4.35M
444K

The cost of living in Kano is 28% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 8204th and 8890th ($553 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 9th in Nigeria and Ghana, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Kano ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 9094th and 7682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Kumasi

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Kano Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.67
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.78
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$4.68
$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.7
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.51%
24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.44
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.56
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.96
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.23
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.07
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.41
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.33
$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.75
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.2
$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1380
$5465

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$526
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$579
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$587
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$974
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$972
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$820
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$759
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$743
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1502
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$426
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$553
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$609
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$665
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$535
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$556
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$651
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$462
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$695
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$634
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$533
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$805
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$779
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$972
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$677
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$485
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$553
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$523
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1019
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$776
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$883
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1611
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$555
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$527
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$486
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$621
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$1030
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$881

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$551
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$588
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$729
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$560
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$889
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$553
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$354
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$575
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$632
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$882
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1022
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$507
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$647
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$755
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$882
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$937
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$651
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$590
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$906
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$658
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$709
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$670
477 km or 296 mi Save
$613
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$904
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$753
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$916
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1030
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1113
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$774
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$776
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$743
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$677
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$869
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$772
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$735