Kano vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$212
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$93
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$76.1
$415
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
25
27
😀 Quality of life
23
32
🏙️ Population
4.35M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kano is 4% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8284th and 8447th ($563 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 4th 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 0.8 months in Meru. Kano ranked 9th best city to live in Nigeria vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 9059th and 8725th 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
$2.38
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.43%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1659
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.46
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.63
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.09
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2083
$9031

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$750
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$785
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$1551
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$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
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$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
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$538
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$631
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$608
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$594
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$587
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$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
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$785
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$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
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$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
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$1017
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$878

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$455
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$797
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$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
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$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
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$551
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$588
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$506
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$743
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$408
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$763
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$996
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$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
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$811
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$691
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$724
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$518
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$693
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$810
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$544