Kano vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$491
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1173
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$179
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.5
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$70.2
$1555
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
25
59
😀 Quality of life
24
80
🏙️ Population
4.35M
595K

The cost of living in Kano is 61% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8715th and 4631st ($491 vs $1254) 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 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8983rd and 657th 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
$2.04
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.58
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.8
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.33%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1905
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.93
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.68
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.4
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2404
$18197

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$517
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$503
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$323
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$516
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1119
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1118
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$760
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$672
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$692
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1375
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$372
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$476
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$514
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$567
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$518
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$601
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$531
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$564
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$575
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$488
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$576
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$693
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$670
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$795
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$639
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$490
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$699
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$524
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1162
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$658
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$773
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1364
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$759
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$551
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$489
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$591
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$786

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391