Kano vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$218
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
24
16
😀 Quality of life
14
15
🏙️ Population
4.35M
344K

The cost of living in Kano is 7% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7980th and 7499th ($583 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Nigeria and Lesotho, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 9075th and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kano Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.3
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.4
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.54
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.44
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.97
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.46
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.04
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.59
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38.6
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1831
$1137

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$621
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$596
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$605
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1037
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$1042
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$757
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$735
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$787
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$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
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$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
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$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
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$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654