Kano vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$2229
🏠 One person rent
$212
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$93
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$76.1
$129
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
25
30
😀 Quality of life
23
42
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.13M

The cost of living in Kano is 42% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8284th and 5915th ($563 vs $966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 4th 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 9th best city to live in Nigeria vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 9059th and 7630th 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
$2.38
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.43%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1659
$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.46
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.63
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.09
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35
$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2083
$5840

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$584
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$581
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$353
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1143
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$830
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$750
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$785
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1551
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$538
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$608
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$594
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$587
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$785
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$775
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$922
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$665
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$503
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$687
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$540
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1194
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$849
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1555
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$750
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$550
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$506
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$601
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$916
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$511
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$950
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$652
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$912
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$899
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$910
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$792
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$892
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$967
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1049
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1089
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1171
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$958
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$948
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$765
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1057
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$1017
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$791
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$875
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$826
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$826
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$681
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$628
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$551
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$861
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$630
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$731
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$901
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$697
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$763
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$952
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$662