Kano vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1332
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$207
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$66.7
$1509
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
24
61
😀 Quality of life
16
82
🏙️ Population
4.35M
605K

The cost of living in Kano is 56% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8160th and 4556th ($563 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Nigeria and Latvia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kano ranked 21st best city to live in Nigeria vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9173rd and 625th 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
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.74
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$4.73
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.1%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1625
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1342
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.57
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.03
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.54
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.42
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.6
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1804
$16726

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$652
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$618
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$638
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$1131
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$1131
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$810
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$781
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$852
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1514
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$466
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$555
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$618
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$621
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$664
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$563
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$705
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$644
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$596
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$878
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$778
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1051
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$664
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$505
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$698
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$543
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1172
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$752
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$961
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1774
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$793
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$571
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$505
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$674
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$1013
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383