Kano vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$491
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1173
$2304
🏠 One person rent
$179
$513
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.5
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$70.2
$114
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
25
30
😀 Quality of life
24
42
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.13M

The cost of living in Kano is 52% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8715th and 5473rd ($491 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 3rd 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 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 8983rd and 7657th 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
$2.04
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.58
$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.8
$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.33%
26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1905
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.93
$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.68
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.4
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2404
$5827

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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
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$912
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$494
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$965
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$607
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$882
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$875
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$902
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$784
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$851
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$997
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1015
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1104
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1204
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$912
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$938
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$742
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1031
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$994
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$789
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$872
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$860
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$811
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$660
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$615
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$549
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$840
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$611
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$723
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$903
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$691
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$590
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$952
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$742
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$953
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$663