Kano vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$218
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$3150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
24
50
😀 Quality of life
14
89
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.02M

The cost of living in Kano is 74% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7980th and 1290th ($583 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 9075th and 167th 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
$2.83
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.3
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.4
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.54
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.44
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.97
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.46
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.04
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.59
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38.6
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1831
$20100

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$621
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$596
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$377
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$605
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1037
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1042
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$757
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$735
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$787
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1262
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$453
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$545
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$584
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$616
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$724
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$658
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$469
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$704
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$635
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$701
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$846
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$774
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1036
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$699
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$494
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$714
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$529
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1073
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$906
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1686
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$794
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$666
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$492
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$638
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884