Kano vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$212
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$93
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$76.1
$1786
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
25
42
😀 Quality of life
23
74
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kano is 50% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8284th and 4940th ($563 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Nigeria and Oman, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Kano ranked 9th best city to live in Nigeria vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9059th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Muscat

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Kano Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.43%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1659
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.46
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.63
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.09
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2083
$10792

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$584
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$581
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$353
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1143
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$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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465