Kano vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$218
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
24
61
😀 Quality of life
14
79
🏙️ Population
4.35M
605K

The cost of living in Kano is 50% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7980th and 4672nd ($583 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 1.1 months in Riga. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9075th and 580th 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
$2.83
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.3
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.4
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.54
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.44
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.97
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.46
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.04
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.59
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38.6
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1831
$13962

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$621
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$596
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$377
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$605
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1037
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$1042
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$757
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$735
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$787
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1262
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$453
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$545
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$584
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$616
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$724
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$658
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$469
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$704
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$635
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$701
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$846
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$774
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1036
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$699
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$494
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$714
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$529
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1073
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$906
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1686
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$794
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$666
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$492
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$638
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363