Kano vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$218
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
24
44
😀 Quality of life
14
68
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kano is 48% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7980th and 4893rd ($583 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Nigeria and Oman, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9075th and 3189th 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
$2.83
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.54
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.44
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.97
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.46
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.04
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.59
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38.6
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1831
$8649

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$621
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$596
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548