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Kano vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Kano is 14.6% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 42.4% less in Kano
Groceries
pay 89.9% more in Kano
Transportation
pay 1.8% less in Kano
Housing
pay 33.4% less in Kano
Childcare
pay 87.5% less in Kano
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.3% less in Kano

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Kano. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Kano.

Kano vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kano instead of Quito, you would:

pay 42.4% less for restaurants

 
Quito
Kano
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$3.48
NGN4,808.05
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.38
 
$5.33
NGN7,354.86
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.13
 
$0.42
NGN586.68

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pay 89.9% more for groceries

 
Quito
Kano
Bread
1 loaf
$1.62
 
$1.91
NGN2,640.60
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.18
 
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Milk (1 gallon) $4.06
 
$13.35
NGN18,435.45

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pay 1.8% less for transportation

 
Quito
Kano
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.63
 
$1.62
NGN2,234.46
Monthly public transit pass $27.00
 
$36.41
NGN50,282.64
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
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pay 33.4% less for housing

 
Quito
Kano
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.44
 
$19.54
NGN26,987.19
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.12
 
$470.26
NGN649K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $317.19
 
$176.35
NGN244K

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pay 87.5% less for childcare

 
Quito
Kano
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $283.25
 
$35.27
NGN48,701.30
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,360.00
 
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pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Kano
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.38
 
$0.87
NGN1,201.42
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.96
 
$4.70
NGN6,493.51
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Quito
Kano
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.15
 
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.83
 
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.42
 
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026
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