Kano vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$218
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
24
67
😀 Quality of life
14
57
🏙️ Population
4.35M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kano is 22% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7980th and 6689th ($583 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Nigeria and Kenya, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 9075th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kano Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.4
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.54
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.44
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.97
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.46
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.04
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.59
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38.6
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1831
$8325

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$621
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768