Kano vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$491
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1173
$1485
🏠 One person rent
$179
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.5
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$70.2
$399
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
25
16
😀 Quality of life
24
29
🏙️ Population
4.35M
76.2K

The cost of living in Kano is 19% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8715th and 7924th ($491 vs $607) 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 0.7 months in Mbabane. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 8983rd and 8819th 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
$2.04
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.58
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.8
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.33%
11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1905
$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.93
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.68
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.4
$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2404
$5969

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$517
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$503
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202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$516
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1119
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1118
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$760
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$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
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$494
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$912
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1014
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$882
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$902
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$875
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$784
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$851
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$965
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$997
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1015
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1104
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1204
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$912
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$742
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1031
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$938
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$994
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$789
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$872
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$860
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$811
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$660
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$611
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$903
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$723
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$691
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$615
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$742
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$549
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$691
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$663
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$590
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$953
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$632