Kano vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kano	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$210	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$539	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$67.6	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$141	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$81.1	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$133	$2926
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	50
😀 Quality of life	17	90
🏙️ Population	3.85M	1.02M

The cost of living in Kano is 90% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 9294th and 1355th ($210 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 25th in Nigeria and Canada, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kano compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Kano ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 9073rd and 117th 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	$0.92	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$2.63	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$1.39	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.25	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.18	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.4	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$5.21	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.98	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.14	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.08%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$523	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$301	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.77	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.29	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.33	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.71	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.28	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.59	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.51	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.87	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.99	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.98	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.8	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.11	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.63	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$12	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$28.4	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$721	$21213

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Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$265
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$233
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$210
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$249
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$976
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$978
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$269
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$272
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$313
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$288
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$219
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$241
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$314
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$264
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$314
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$633
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$272
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$290
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$310
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$243
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$616
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$325
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$250
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$354
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$407
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$468
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$436
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$315
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$501
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1006
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$262
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$330
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$507
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$761
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$548
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$467
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$233
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$826
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$351

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874