Kano vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kano	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$553	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1362	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	24	93
😀 Quality of life	13	98
🏙️ Population	4.35M	2.14M

The cost of living in Kano is 73% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8204th and 1654th ($553 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 7th in Nigeria and Australia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Kano ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 9094th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Perth

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	Kano	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.67	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.78	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.7	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.51%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.56	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.07	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.51	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.41	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.33	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.75	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$12	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.2	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1380	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645