Kano vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$491
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1173
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$179
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.5
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$70.2
$2321
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
25
45
😀 Quality of life
24
76
🏙️ Population
4.35M
298K

The cost of living in Kano is 63% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8715th and 4453rd ($491 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Nigeria and Bahrain, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8983rd and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Manama

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Kano Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.58
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.8
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.33%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1905
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.93
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.68
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.4
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2404
$10985

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$517
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$503
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$323
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$516
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1119
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1118
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$760
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$672
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$692
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1375
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$372
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$476
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$514
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$567
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$518
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$601
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$531
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$564
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$575
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$488
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$576
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$693
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$670
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$795
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$639
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$490
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$699
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$524
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1162
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$658
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$773
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1364
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$759
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$551
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$489
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$591
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$786

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521