Abu Dhabi vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$990
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$816
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	5
😀 Quality of life	83	14
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.97M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 87% more expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 2320th and 5651st ($1828 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.8 months in Kananga. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 438th and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Kananga

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	Abu Dhabi	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$4060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$3312

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Kananga

Distance	City	Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
165 km or 103 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
191 km or 119 mi	Tshikapa	$934
193 km or 120 mi	Gandajika	$828
413 km or 257 mi	Kikwit	$876
505 km or 314 mi	Kindu	$746
630 km or 392 mi	Kolwezi	$975
711 km or 442 mi	Luena	$634
736 km or 457 mi	Likasi	$961
746 km or 464 mi	Kalemie	$747
775 km or 482 mi	Kisangani	$910
791 km or 492 mi	Uvira	$803
804 km or 499 mi	Bukavu	$759
809 km or 502 mi	Mbandaka	$850
809 km or 503 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
809 km or 503 mi	Cyangugu	$496
814 km or 506 mi	Brazzaville	$580
815 km or 507 mi	Bujumbura	$719
832 km or 517 mi	Bubanza	$648
838 km or 520 mi	Makamba	$647
842 km or 523 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
845 km or 525 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
865 km or 538 mi	Rutana	$648
869 km or 540 mi	Kinkala	$520
873 km or 543 mi	Gitega	$651
876 km or 544 mi	Kibuye	$479
882 km or 548 mi	Ngozi	$648
888 km or 551 mi	Gisenyi	$381
889 km or 552 mi	Butare	$413
899 km or 559 mi	Bumba	$806
901 km or 560 mi	Nyanza	$518
906 km or 563 mi	Ruyigi	$648
920 km or 571 mi	Mansa	$776
936 km or 582 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
937 km or 582 mi	Muyinga	$650
949 km or 590 mi	Chingola	$875
951 km or 591 mi	Kigali	$771
960 km or 597 mi	Gamboma	$522
972 km or 604 mi	Byumba	$613
977 km or 607 mi	Mufulira	$1018