Kano vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1332
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$207
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$66.7
$312
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
24
20
😀 Quality of life
16
49
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.29M

The cost of living in Kano is 24% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8160th and 8852nd ($563 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Nigeria and Libya, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Kano ranked 21st best city to live in Nigeria vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 9173rd and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kano Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.67
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.74
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.1%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1625
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1342
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.57
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.03
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.54
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.42
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.6
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1804
$919

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$652
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$618
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$393
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$638
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1131
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1131
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$810
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$781
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$852
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1514
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$466
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$555
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$618
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$621
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$664
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$563
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$705
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$644
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$596
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$878
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$778
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1051
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$664
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$505
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$698
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$543
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1172
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$752
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$961
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1774
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$793
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$571
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$505
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$674
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$350
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$387
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$382
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$381
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$406
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$394
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$434
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$480
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$398
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1579
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1471
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1577
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1720
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1666
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1770
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1697
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1739
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1951
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$552
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$409
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$487
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1271
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1161
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1234
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1085
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1232
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$577
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$607
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$529
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1298
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$502
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1141
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$375
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1046
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1301
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$361
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$403
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161