Kano vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$218
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
24
44
😀 Quality of life
14
72
🏙️ Population
4.35M
298K

The cost of living in Kano is 54% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7980th and 4400th ($583 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Nigeria and Bahrain, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 9075th and 1915th 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
$2.83
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.3
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$5.17
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.4
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$47.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.54
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.44
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.97
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.46
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.04
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.59
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38.6
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1831
$10026

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$621
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$596
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$377
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$605
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1037
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1042
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$757
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$735
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$787
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1262
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$453
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$545
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$584
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$616
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$724
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$658
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$469
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$704
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$635
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$701
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$846
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$774
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1036
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$699
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$494
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$714
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$529
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1073
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$906
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1686
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$794
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$666
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$492
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$638
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520