Kano vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kano	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$553	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1362	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$208	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	24	29
😀 Quality of life	13	36
🏙️ Population	4.35M	159K

The cost of living in Kano is 34% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 8204th and 6298th ($553 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Nigeria and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Kano ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 9094th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Praia

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	Kano	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.67	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.78	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.7	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.51%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.56	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.07	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.51	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.41	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.33	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.75	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$12	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.2	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1380	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491