Kano vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$491
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1173
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$179
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.5
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$70.2
$122
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
25
15
😀 Quality of life
24
20
🏙️ Population
4.35M
344K

The cost of living in Kano is 26% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8715th and 7557th ($491 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Nigeria and Lesotho, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 0.2 months in Maseru. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 8983rd and 9105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Maseru

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Kano Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.58
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$70.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.8
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.33%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1905
$387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.93
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.68
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.4
$53
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2404
$1202

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$517
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$516
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$1119
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$1118
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$760
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$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
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$611
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$742
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$811
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$872
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$904
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$789
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1033
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$742
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1031
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$938
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1204
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$784
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$851
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1104
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$912
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$882
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1015
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$994
410 km or 255 mi East London
$773
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$903
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$875
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$863
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$691
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$607
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$494
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$691
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$968
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$723
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$1020
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$663