Kano vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$6846
🏠 One person rent
$212
$2058
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$916
🚐 Transport expenses
$93
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$76.1
$4546
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
25
52
😀 Quality of life
23
89
🏙️ Population
4.35M
139K

The cost of living in Kano is 83% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 8284th and 86th ($563 vs $3322) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Nigeria and Iceland, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Kano ranked 9th best city to live in Nigeria vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 9059th and 268th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Reykjavik

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Kano Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$12.6
 Cappuccino
$4.65
$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.43%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1659
$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$29.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.46
$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.63
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.09
$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$144
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2083
$30361

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$1143
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$830
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$750
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$785
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$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
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$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
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$538
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$631
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$608
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$594
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$587
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
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$785
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$775
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$922
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$665
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$503
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$687
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$540
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1194
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$849
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1555
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$750
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$550
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$506
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$601
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$1017
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$878

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3212
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2621
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2974
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2066
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2053
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1540
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1620
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1645
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1848
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1656
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1852
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1906
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1862
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2121
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1585
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1769
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1707
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1902
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1782
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1854
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1588
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1784
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2331
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1954
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1496
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1945
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1980
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2978
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2179
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1490
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2363
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2135
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$1984
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2627
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2409