Kano vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$218
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
24
26
😀 Quality of life
14
13
🏙️ Population
4.35M
2.12M

The cost of living in Kano is 19% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7980th and 6821st ($583 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Nigeria and Somalia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 9075th and 9110th 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
$2.83
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.3
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.4
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.54
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.44
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.97
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.46
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.04
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.59
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38.6
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1831
$890

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$621
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$596
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$377
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$605
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1037
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1042
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$757
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$735
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$787
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1262
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$453
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$545
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$584
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$616
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$724
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$658
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$469
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$704
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$635
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$701
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$846
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$774
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1036
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$699
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$494
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$714
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$529
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1073
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$906
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1686
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$794
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$666
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$492
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$638
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799