Kano vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$491
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1173
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$179
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.5
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$70.2
$122
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
25
27
😀 Quality of life
24
22
🏙️ Population
4.35M
2.12M

The cost of living in Kano is 32% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8715th and 7156th ($491 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Nigeria and Somalia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8983rd and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Mogadishu

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Kano Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.58
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.8
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.33%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1905
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.93
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.68
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.4
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2404
$629

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$503
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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
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$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
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800