Kano vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kano | Nairobi | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kano is 27% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8204th and 6622nd ($553 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 9094th and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Kano vs Nairobi
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| Kano | Nairobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| 237 km or 147 mi | Bauchi | |
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| 376 km or 234 mi | Damaturu | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Maiduguri | |
| 553 km or 344 mi | Mubi | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Ilorin | |
| 607 km or 377 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 612 km or 380 mi |  Garoua | |
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| 628 km or 390 mi | Enugu | |
| 639 km or 397 mi | Osogbo | |
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| 664 km or 413 mi | Ife | |
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| 708 km or 440 mi | Benin | |
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| 715 km or 444 mi | Niamey | |
| 718 km or 446 mi | Ibadan | |
| 728 km or 452 mi | Umuahia | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Owerri | |
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| 761 km or 473 mi | Ngaoundere | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 40 km or 25 mi |  Thika | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Machakos | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Nakuru | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Meru | |
| 232 km or 144 mi |  Arusha | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Moshi | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Eldoret | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Kisumu | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Mumias | |
| 367 km or 228 mi |  Tororo | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Mbale | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Malindi | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Mombasa | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Jinja | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Mwanza | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Tanga | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Kira Town | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Kampala | |
| 507 km or 315 mi | Entebbe | |
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| 603 km or 375 mi | Stone Town | |
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| 671 km or 417 mi | Dar es Salaam | |
| 674 km or 419 mi | Gulu | |
| 741 km or 461 mi |  Muyinga | |
| 751 km or 467 mi |  Byumba | |
| 755 km or 469 mi | Kigali | |
| 769 km or 478 mi | Ruyigi | |
| 778 km or 483 mi | Kasese | |
| 794 km or 494 mi | Nyanza | |
| 796 km or 495 mi |  Bunia | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Ruhengeri | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Ngozi | |
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| 801 km or 498 mi | Gitega | |
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