Kano vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kano	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$553	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1362	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$208	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	29
😀 Quality of life	13	51
🏙️ Population	4.35M	431K

The cost of living in Kano is 36% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8204th and 6224th ($553 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Nigeria and Namibia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Kano ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9094th and 6198th 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	$2.67	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.78	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.7	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.51%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.56	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.07	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.51	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.41	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.33	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.75	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$12	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.2	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1380	$4344

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785