Kano vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$212
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$93
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$76.1
$482
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
25
40
😀 Quality of life
23
58
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kano is 4% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8284th and 8086th ($563 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 23rd in Nigeria and Iraq, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Kano ranked 9th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 9059th and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Mosul

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Kano Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.43%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1659
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.46
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.63
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.09
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2083
$2771

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$584
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$581
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$353
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1143
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$830
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$750
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$785
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1551
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$538
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$608
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$594
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$587
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$785
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$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
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$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
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771