Kano vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$210
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$539
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$67.6
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$141
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$81.1
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$133
$6506
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
24
80
😀 Quality of life
17
90
🏙️ Population
3.85M
737K

The cost of living in Kano is 93% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 9294th and 145th ($210 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 120th 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 0.6 months in Kano compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Kano ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 9073rd and 125th 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
$0.92
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$2.63
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.39
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.25
$8.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$95.4
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.21
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.98
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.14
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.08%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$523
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$301
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.77
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.71
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.51
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.1
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.11
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$721
$29730

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$265
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$233
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$210
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$249
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$976
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$978
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$269
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$272
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$313
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$288
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$219
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$241
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$314
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$264
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$314
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$633
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$272
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$290
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$310
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$243
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$616
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$325
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$250
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$354
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$407
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$468
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$436
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$501
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1006
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$262
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$330
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$507
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$761
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$548
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$467
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$233
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$351

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
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$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210