Kano vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$210
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$539
$1278
🏠 One person rent
$67.6
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$141
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$81.1
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$133
$679
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
24
16
😀 Quality of life
17
18
🏙️ Population
3.85M
519K

The cost of living in Kano is 61% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 9294th and 8241st ($210 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in Nigeria and Lesotho, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kano compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Kano ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 9073rd and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kano Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$0.92
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$2.63
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.39
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.25
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43
$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$95.4
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.21
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.98
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.14
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.08%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$523
$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$301
$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.77
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.71
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.51
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.1
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.11
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$721
$710

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$265
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$233
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$210
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$249
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$976
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$978
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$269
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$272
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$313
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$288
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$219
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$241
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$314
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$264
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$314
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$633
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$272
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$290
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$310
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$243
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$616
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$325
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$250
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$354
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$407
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$468
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$436
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$501
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1006
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$262
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$330
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$507
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$761
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$548
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$467
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$233
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$351

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$511
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$601
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$682
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$701
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$656
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$603