Kano vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1332
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$207
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$66.7
$3333
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
24
50
😀 Quality of life
16
92
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.02M

The cost of living in Kano is 73% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8160th and 1744th ($563 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 24th in Nigeria and Canada, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Kano ranked 21st best city to live in Nigeria vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 9173rd and 129th 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
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.74
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.1%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1625
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1342
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.57
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.03
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.54
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.42
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.6
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1804
$15527

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$652
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$618
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$393
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$638
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1131
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1131
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$810
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$781
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$852
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1514
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$466
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$555
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$618
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$621
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$664
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$563
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$705
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$644
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$596
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$878
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$778
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1051
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$664
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$505
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$698
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$543
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1172
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$752
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$961
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1774
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$793
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$571
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$505
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$674
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822