Kano vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$218
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
24
62
😀 Quality of life
14
39
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.27M

The cost of living in Kano is 40% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7980th and 5883rd ($583 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 5th in Nigeria and South Africa, respectively. Check Nigeria vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 9075th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kano Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.4
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.54
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.44
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.97
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.46
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.04
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.59
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38.6
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1831
$4830

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$621
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$596
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$377
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$605
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1037
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$1042
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$757
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$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
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$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045