Kano vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kano	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$553	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1362	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	50
😀 Quality of life	13	90
🏙️ Population	4.35M	1.02M

The cost of living in Kano is 73% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8204th and 1701st ($553 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 25th in Nigeria and Canada, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Kano ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 9094th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Ottawa

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	Kano	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.67	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.78	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.7	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.51%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.56	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.07	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.51	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.41	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.33	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.75	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$12	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.2	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1380	$19030

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Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$526
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$579
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$371
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$587
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$974
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$972
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$820
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$743
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1502
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$426
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$609
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$665
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$535
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$556
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$651
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$462
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$695
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$634
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$533
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$805
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$779
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$972
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$677
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$485
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$553
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$523
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1019
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$776
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$883
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$1611
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$555
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$486
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$621
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$881

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800