Kano vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kano	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$553	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1362	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$208	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	37
😀 Quality of life	13	49
🏙️ Population	4.35M	2.47M

The cost of living in Kano is 25% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8204th and 6726th ($553 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 6th in Nigeria and Zambia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Kano ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 9094th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Lusaka

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	Kano	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.67	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.78	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.7	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.51%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.56	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.07	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.51	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.41	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.33	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.75	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$12	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.2	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1380	$9642

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Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$526
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$579
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$371
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$587
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$974
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$972
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$820
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$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
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$881

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675