Kano vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$210
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$539
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$67.6
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$141
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$81.1
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$133
$1705
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
24
44
😀 Quality of life
17
68
🏙️ Population
3.85M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kano is 81% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 9294th and 4635th ($210 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 2nd in Nigeria and Oman, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kano compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Kano ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9073rd and 3535th 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
$0.92
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$2.63
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.39
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.25
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$95.4
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.21
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.98
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.14
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.08%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$523
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$301
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.77
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.71
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.51
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.1
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.11
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$721
$8464

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$265
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646