Kano vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$491
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1173
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$179
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.5
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$70.2
$173
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
25
27
😀 Quality of life
24
28
🏙️ Population
4.35M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kano is 10% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8715th and 8425th ($491 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 5th in Nigeria and Kenya, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 8983rd and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Meru

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Kano Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.58
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.8
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.33%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1905
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.93
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.68
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.4
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2404
$10408

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$517
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$503
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$323
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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
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$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
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$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
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$583