Kano vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kano	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$553	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1362	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$208	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	13	94
🏙️ Population	4.35M	690K

The cost of living in Kano is 82% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 8204th and 96th ($553 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Kano ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 9094th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Washington

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	Kano	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.67	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.78	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.7	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.51%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.56	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.07	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.51	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.41	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.33	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.75	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$12	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.2	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1380	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979