Kano vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$212
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$93
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$76.1
$1631
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
25
63
😀 Quality of life
23
48
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.27M

The cost of living in Kano is 47% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8284th and 5251st ($563 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 6th in Nigeria and South Africa, respectively. Check Nigeria vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Kano ranked 9th best city to live in Nigeria vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 9059th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Soweto

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Kano Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.43%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1659
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.46
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.63
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.09
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2083
$4370

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$584
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$581
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$353
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1143
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$830
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$750
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$785
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1551
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$538
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$608
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$594
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$587
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$785
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$775
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$922
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$665
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$503
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$687
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$540
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1194
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$849
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1555
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$750
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$550
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$506
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$601
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950