Kano vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$553
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1362
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$208
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$1303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
24
61
😀 Quality of life
13
79
🏙️ Population
4.35M
605K

The cost of living in Kano is 50% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8204th and 4764th ($553 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Nigeria and Latvia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kano ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9094th and 596th 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
$2.67
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.78
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.49
🥤 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
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.7
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.51%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.44
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.56
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.96
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.23
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.07
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.41
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.33
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.75
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.2
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1380
$13840

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$526
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$579
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220