Kano vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$210
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$539
$2485
🏠 One person rent
$67.6
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$141
$1052
🍽️ Food expenses
$81.1
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$133
$825
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
24
10
😀 Quality of life
17
20
🏙️ Population
3.85M
2.89M

The cost of living in Kano is 78% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 9294th and 5611th ($210 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 4th in Nigeria and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kano compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Kano ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 9073rd and 8982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Mbuji-Mayi

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Kano Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$0.92
$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$2.63
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.39
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.25
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$95.4
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.21
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.98
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.14
$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.08%
12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$523
$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$301
$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.77
$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.71
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.51
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.1
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.11
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$721
$3239

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$265
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$233
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$210
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$249
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$976
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$978
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$269
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$272
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$313
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$288
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$219
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$241
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$314
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$264
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$314
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$633
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$272
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$290
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$310
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$243
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$616
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$325
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$250
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$354
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$407
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$468
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$436
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$501
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1006
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$262
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$330
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$507
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$761
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$548
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$467
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$233
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$351

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$824
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$934
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$740
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$829
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$961
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$746
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$953
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$776
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$493
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$739
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$554
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$449
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$453
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$767
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$448
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$860
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$445
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$448
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$566
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$458
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$446
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$572
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$539
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1121
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$449
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$575
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$677
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1107
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$599
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1236
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1238
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$825
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$804
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1001
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$745
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$1210
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$561