Kano vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kano	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$553	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1362	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$208	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	24	16
😀 Quality of life	13	38
🏙️ Population	4.35M	60.7K

The cost of living in Kano is 2% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8204th and 8102nd ($553 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Nigeria and Eswatini, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Kano ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 9094th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Mbabane

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	Kano	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.67	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.78	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.7	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.51%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.56	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.07	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.51	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.41	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.33	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.75	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$12	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.2	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1380	$4495

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Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$526
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$579
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$371
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$587
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$974
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$972
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$820
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$743
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1502
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$426
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$609
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$665
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$535
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$556
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$651
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$462
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$695
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$634
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$533
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$805
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$779
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$972
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$677
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$485
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$553
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$523
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1019
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$776
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$883
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$1611
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$555
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$486
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$621
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$881

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624