Kano vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1332
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$207
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$66.7
$485
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
24
36
😀 Quality of life
16
52
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kano is 4% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8160th and 7926th ($563 vs $588) 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 21st best city to live in Nigeria vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 9173rd and 6491st 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
$2.67
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.74
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.1%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1625
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1342
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.57
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.03
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.54
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.42
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.6
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1804
$2691

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$652
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$618
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$393
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$638
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1131
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1131
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$810
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$781
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$852
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1514
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$466
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$555
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$618
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$621
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$664
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$563
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$705
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$644
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$596
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$878
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$778
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1051
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$664
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$505
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$698
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$543
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1172
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$752
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$961
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1774
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$793
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$571
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$505
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$674
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768