Kano vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$491
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1173
$2420
🏠 One person rent
$179
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$867
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.5
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$70.2
$289
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
25
30
😀 Quality of life
24
53
🏙️ Population
4.35M
486K

The cost of living in Kano is 53% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8715th and 5257th ($491 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Nigeria and Namibia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8983rd and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Windhoek

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Kano Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.58
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.8
$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.33%
11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1905
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.93
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.68
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.4
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2404
$5490

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$692
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$372
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$476
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$514
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$567
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$518
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$597
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$601
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$531
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$564
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$575
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$488
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$576
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$693
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$670
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$795
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$639
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$490
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$699
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$627
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$524
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$1162
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$658
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$773
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$1364
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$759
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$551
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$489
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$591
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$945
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$982
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$998
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$925
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$991
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$834
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$893
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$890
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$891
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$796
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$663
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$691
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$691
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$723
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$903
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$590
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$615
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$904
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$549
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$813
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$860
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$994
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$632
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$554
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$789
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$950
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$811
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$1031
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$742
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$872
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$912
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$1104
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$867
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$631
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$1015
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$1204
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$997
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$742
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$610
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$851