Kano vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$212
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$93
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$76.1
$299
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
25
16
😀 Quality of life
23
44
🏙️ Population
4.35M
76.2K

The cost of living in Kano is 14% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8284th and 7572nd ($563 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Nigeria and Eswatini, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 0.5 months in Mbabane. Kano ranked 9th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 9059th and 7373rd 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
$2.38
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.43%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1659
$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.46
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.63
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.09
$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2083
$5212

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$584
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$581
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$353
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
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$1143
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$830
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$750
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$785
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1551
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$538
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$608
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$594
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$587
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$785
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$775
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$922
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$665
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$503
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$687
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$540
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1194
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$849
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1555
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$750
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$550
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$506
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$601
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$511
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$916
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$966
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$912
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$910
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$899
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$792
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$892
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$950
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$967
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1049
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1089
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1171
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$958
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$765
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1057
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$948
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$1017
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$791
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$875
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$826
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$826
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$681
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$630
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$901
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$731
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$697
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$628
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$763
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$551
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$694
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$662
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$583
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$952
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$633