Kano vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$491
$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1173
$1792
🏠 One person rent
$179
$1077
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$935
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.5
$50.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$70.2
$76.3
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
25
41
😀 Quality of life
24
24
🏙️ Population
4.35M
908K

The cost of living in Kano is 64% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 8715th and 4388th ($491 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Nigeria.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 0.1 months in Owerri. Ranked 10th vs 12th best cities to live in Nigeria, and 8983rd vs 8997th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Owerri

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Kano Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.58
$9.95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.8
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.33%
14.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1905
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$7.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.93
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.68
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$1.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$36.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.4
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2404
$1701

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$773
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$591
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$795
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$559
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$564
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$786
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$373
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$627
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$531
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1272
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$488
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$821
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$627
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$738
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1156
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$699
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$670
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$575
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$759
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1375
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$658
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$946
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$639
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$518
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$995
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$692
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$768
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1209
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$830
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$666
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$760
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$323
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1011
577 km or 358 mi Save
$654
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1013
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$596
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$672
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$517