Kano vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1332
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$207
$618
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$66.7
$87.1
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
24
47
😀 Quality of life
16
41
🏙️ Population
4.35M
15.1M

The cost of living in Kano is 49% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 8160th and 4957th ($563 vs $1102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 3rd in Nigeria.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Ranked 21st vs 1st best cities to live in Nigeria, and 9173rd vs 7632nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Lagos

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Kano Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.67
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.74
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.1%
19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1625
$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1342
$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.57
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.03
$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.54
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.42
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.6
$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1804
$2304

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$652
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$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
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576