Kano vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kano	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$553	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1362	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	80
😀 Quality of life	13	91
🏙️ Population	4.35M	737K

The cost of living in Kano is 82% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8204th and 158th ($553 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 140th in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Kano ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 9094th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Seattle

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	Kano	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.67	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.78	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.7	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.51%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.56	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.07	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.51	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.41	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.33	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.75	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$12	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.2	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1380	$29407

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Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$526
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$579
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$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

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093