Kano vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1332
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$207
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$66.7
$111
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
24
29
😀 Quality of life
16
42
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.13M

The cost of living in Kano is 38% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8160th and 6137th ($563 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 7th in Nigeria and Mozambique, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Kano ranked 21st best city to live in Nigeria vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 9173rd and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Maputo

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Kano Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.67
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.74
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.1%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1625
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1342
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.57
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.03
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.54
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.42
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.6
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1804
$5749

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$652
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$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
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607