Kano vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$210
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$539
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$67.6
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$141
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$81.1
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$133
$1220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
24
61
😀 Quality of life
17
79
🏙️ Population
3.85M
606K

The cost of living in Kano is 82% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 9294th and 4604th ($210 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 2nd in Nigeria and Latvia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kano compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Kano ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9073rd and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Riga

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Kano Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$0.92
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$2.63
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.39
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.25
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$95.4
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.21
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.98
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.14
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.08%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$523
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$301
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.77
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.71
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.51
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.1
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.11
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$721
$13518

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$265
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$233
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$210
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$249
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$976
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$978
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$269
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$272
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$313
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$288
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$219
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$241
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$314
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$264
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$314
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$633
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$272
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$290
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$310
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$243
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$616
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$325
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$250
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$354
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$407
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$468
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$436
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$501
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1006
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$262
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$330
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$507
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$761
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$548
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$467
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$233
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$351

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257