Kano vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kano	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$491	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1173	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$179	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$70.2	$188
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	25	14
😀 Quality of life	24	45
🏙️ Population	4.35M	1.45M

The cost of living in Kano is 25% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 8715th and 7596th ($491 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Nigeria and Mauritania, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 8983rd and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Nouakchott

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	Kano	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.04	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.58	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$211	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.8	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.2	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.33%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1905	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.19	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.85	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.43	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.36	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.83	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.9	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.93	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.68	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.9	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.9	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$29.4	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2404	$6774

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Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$517
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$503
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$323
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$516
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$1119
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$1118
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$760
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$692
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1375
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$372
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$476
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$514
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$567
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$518
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$601
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$531
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$564
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$575
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$488
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$576
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$693
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$670
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$795
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$639
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$490
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$699
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$627
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$524
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1162
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$658
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$773
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$1364
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$759
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$551
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$489
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$591
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$995
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$786

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$831
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$857
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$987
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$979
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$983
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1005
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$984
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1050
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$494
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$627
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1272
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$993
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653