Kano vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$210
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$539
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$67.6
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$141
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$81.1
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$133
$394
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
24
26
😀 Quality of life
17
16
🏙️ Population
3.85M
2.12M

The cost of living in Kano is 74% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 9294th and 6317th ($210 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in Nigeria and Somalia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kano compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Kano ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 9073rd and 9088th 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
$0.92
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$2.63
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.39
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.25
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$95.4
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.21
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.98
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.14
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.08%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$523
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$301
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.77
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.71
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.51
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.1
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.11
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$721
$1047

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$265
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$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
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883