Kano vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$212
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$93
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$76.1
$588
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
25
30
😀 Quality of life
23
55
🏙️ Population
4.35M
431K

The cost of living in Kano is 45% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8284th and 5494th ($563 vs $1023) 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 0.6 months in Windhoek. Kano ranked 9th best city to live in Nigeria vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9059th and 6345th 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
$2.38
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.43%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1659
$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.46
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.63
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.09
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35
$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2083
$5907

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$538
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$631
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$608
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$594
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$587
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$659
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$578
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$584
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$785
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$775
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$922
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$665
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$503
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$687
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$655
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$540
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$1194
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$759
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$849
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$1555
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$750
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$550
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$506
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$601
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$874
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$883
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$905
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$873
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$855
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$811
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$662
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$694
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$697
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$731
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$901
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$583
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$628
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$927
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$551
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$718
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$826
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$1017
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$633
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$595
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$791
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$950
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$826
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$1057
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$763
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$875
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$958
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$1089
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$865
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$692
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$1049
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$967
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$765
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$665
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$892