Kano vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1332
$2586
🏠 One person rent
$207
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$66.7
$112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
24
16
😀 Quality of life
16
14
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kano is 50% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8160th and 4892nd ($563 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Nigeria and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Kano ranked 21st best city to live in Nigeria vs Lubumbashi ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 9173rd and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Lubumbashi

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Kano Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.67
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.74
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.1%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1625
$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1342
$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.57
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.03
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.54
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.42
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.6
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1804
$4473

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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
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458